Google Workspace Updates

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

“Last seen” indication in Hangouts

To make it easier to know when people using Hangouts are available to chat, we’ve added timestamps as part of status (e.g. ‘last seen 2h ago’), indicating when one was last using Hangouts:

Individuals can control whether this info is shared from Hangouts chat settings.

This feature is now available on Hangouts in Gmail (gradual rollout), as well as on the latest versions of the Hangouts Android and iOS apps.

Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Hangouts in Gmail
Hangouts Android app
Hangouts iOS app

Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Custom status messages on the Hangouts iOS app

As launched recently for Hangouts in Gmail, the latest version of the Google Hangouts iOS app now includes the ability to add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Status messages can be added via the settings menu.

Note: status messages shared on one device will also apply to other devices on which one is signed in with their Hangouts account.

This feature is coming soon for the Hangouts Android app.

Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:
Help Center

Get the Hangouts iOS app in the App Store

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls on iOS

Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external meeting guests may request to join if not explicitly invited. This feature helps external guests avoid errors when joining with alternate Google accounts.

The latest release of the Hangouts iOS app now has the same functionality, allowing external guests using the app to join Hangouts video calls from their mobile device with a meeting link provided by the organizer.

Notes:

Anyone in the same domain as the Hangout can make a video call externally accessible with the link
Video calls that are shared with the link require someone in the Apps domain of the Hangout video call to accept those requesting access on the web

This feature will be coming soon to the Hangouts Android app.

Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:
Help Center
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Gmail labels in Google Vault email search results

To make it easier for Google Apps admins to locate specific emails in Google Vault search, Gmail labels are now included in search results. Admins can now view both system labels―i.e. the status of the message as viewed by the user - Unread, Inbox, Spam, Sent, etc―and user-applied labels:

To view Gmail labels and basic header information for a message, click show details in your Vault search results.

Gmail user label metadata will also now be included in XML file exports to aid with deeper analysis.

Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:
Help Center

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Monday, January 5, 2015