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Google Next Recap, Introducing Google Cloud Innovators, Drive Labels, M1 Full Support DFS, Better Protections Against Abusive Behavior in Google Sheets and Docs, and more E44

Google Workspace Recap

English - October 19, 2021 10:26 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: Google Cloud NEXT Day 2, Special Guest Joey Maller from Upcurve Cloud joins to discuss NEXT thus far, and some of the partner point of views - E43
Next Episode: E043: Mark Chat Messages as Unread, Contacts gets more info, New Focus Time Event Type in Calendar, Visual Updates to To, Cc, and Bcc fields in Gmail, New Chrome OS Beta Community, and more!

Whew! We made it through Google Next once again. Another year is done, and another year Google Workspace didn't get it's own show. Perhaps one day, but for now we will fight GCP for the limelight. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of Google Cloud Next, and look forward to hopefully doing it again next year, this time from the show floor in person! 


Next Releases

Introducing Google Cloud Innovators
Work Safer Program
Google Workspace Client-side encryption, trust rules for Drive, and Drive labels singup

Client-side encryption for Google Meet
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Chat
Drive labels


Protections against abusive content and behavior

Published Releases

Additional support for continuous framing to more Google Meet hardware devices, available by default for all eligible devices
Updated flows for managing backup codes for 2-step verification purposes
Integrating AppSheet into Gmail
New beta to add data loss prevention to Google Chat

Drive for Desktop

October 14th, 2021 - Full Apple silicon (M1) Mac support
Windows and macOS: Version 52.0
Implemented full support for Apple silicon (M1) Mac computers.
Improved accessibility of folders and files created offline.
Added support for some cameras to back up to Drive for desktop.
Added ability to manage and purchase additional cloud storage from within Drive for desktop.
Improved sync performance when connecting to a network after working offline.
Improved progress messaging when uploading files to Drive for desktop from a USB device.
Added ability to call SIP phones via Meet plug-in.



Workspace Recap is the only show dedicated to and discussing all of the changes happening in Google Workspace on a weekly basis, as well as how all these changes affect our users and our businesses. Google Workspace is innovating at a breakneck pace, making it difficult to keep up and keep track. Join us each week as we discuss What’s New in Google Workspace, Upcoming Google Workspace releases, and answer your questions.



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