Friday, April 30, 2021

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - April 30, 2021

New updates 

There are no new updates to share this week. Please see below for a recap of published announcements.

Previous announcements 

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Edit details in line with Google Tasks on the web
You can now add additional information to your personal tasks without opening the “Details” dialog box. | Learn more. 

Admins will now be alerted when there is an issue with their Google Voice auto attendants or ring groups
Admins will now receive an alert in the Admin console’s Alert Center when an issue is detected with their auto attendant or ring group configuration along with instructions on how to quickly resolve the issue. | Learn more.

Google Vault now supports Google Sites
Google Vault now supports new Google Sites. You can use Google Vault to set retention policies for Google Sites, perform searches of Google Sites data, and export Google Sites content. | Learn more. 

Apply context-aware access policies to mobile and desktop applications
Admins can now assign existing or new context-aware access levels to Google desktop and mobile applications. | Learn more. 

Email threads with recipients outside your organization will be labeled “External”
We’re adding a new “External” label to email threads that include recipients outside your organization. This adds to the existing external recipient warning banner and can be turned on and off by admins. | Learn more

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).