Google Workspace Updates

Improved membership management for spaces

Thursday, January 26, 2023

What’s changingWe’re introducing a new fullscreen experience for managing members in a space that replaces the current "View members" and “Add people and apps” options in Google Chat.

Upon clicking the new “Manage members” option, you can view a list of those added and invited to the space, in addition to space settings. From there you can add or remove members and update settings. In addition, you can manage Chat apps or integrations by using a newly added “Apps & integrations” option in the space menu.

Who’s impacted

End users

Why you’d use it

This simplification makes the process of viewing and organizing space membership much easier.

Additional details

This update is currently available on web only and will become available on mobile later this quarter.

Getting started

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users:

To manage members of a space, click the space header and then select “Manage Members” to view, add or remove members from the member list.
You can change the access setting of a space by selecting the “Space settings” option below “Manage Members”
Visit the Help Center to learn more about adding or removing people from a space or group and getting started with apps in Google Chat.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 26, 2023
Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 13, 2023

Availability

Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Frontline customers
Not available to Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
Not available to users with personal Google Accounts

Resources

Easily share access to presented content in Google Meet with all attendees

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

What’s changingWe’ve made two improvements which will make file sharing in Google Meet even easier:First, you can now share access to the content you’re presenting in a meeting with attendees, including everyone on the Calendar guest list, directly from Meet. While presenting, you can share the file from the floating action menu or via the suggestion in the Meet Chat.

Meeting attendees will see a notification when you’ve shared a file, and a link to the file will be automatically shared in the meeting chat.

Second, whenever you paste a link into the meeting chat, you’ll be prompted with the file access dialog — from here you can adjust access as needed and choose to attach the file to the calendar event.

Who’s impacted

End users

Why it’s important

By allowing sharing directly from Meet, you can seamlessly share presented content without having to switch into another window to grant access, which can be disruptive. This makes it easier for meeting attendees to follow along with your presentation, find and reference your material later on, and continue working on action items from the meeting.