We’ve made it easier to add images to Gmail signatures on the web by enabling the option to choose and display images from Google Drive. Images can be added in Gmail Settings > General . In the ‘Signature’ section, click the ‘Insert image’ icon above the signature text box and add your image from Drive. Note : In order for this feature to be visible in Gmail, admins will need to enable external sharing of Drive files in Admin console: Drive > Sharing settings > Sharing options .Release track :Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in early Jan 2015 For more information :Help Center Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
Over the past few years, we’ve been updating our APIs with new versions across Drive and Calendar, as well as those used for managing Google Apps for Work domains. These new APIs offered developers several improvements over older versions of the API. With each of these introductions, we also announced the deprecation of a set of corresponding APIs. communicated * back in September, the deprecation period for these APIs is coming to an end. As of April 20, 2015 , we will discontinue these deprecated APIs. Calls to these APIs and any features in your application that depend on them will not work after April 20th. Discontinued API
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When updating, we also recommend that you use the opportunity to switch to OAuth2 for authorization. Older protocols, such as ClientLogin, AuthSub, and OpenID 2.0, have also been deprecated and are scheduled to shut down. In the coming weeks, we’ll be contacting domain administrators whose applications are still using these deprecated APIs with an email reminder and guidance on specific migration paths. * The Documents List API was not included in our communication in September, but its deprecation was announced in September of 2012.
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People using Google Hangouts on the web can now add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Status messages can be added via the settings menu: By default, custom status messages will be displayed outside of the domain, though admins have the option to restrict them to be displayed within the domain only via Admin console at Apps > Google Apps > Talk/Hangouts > Sharing Settings . Note : Hangouts status messages are only visible to others using Hangouts. They are not shared to people using Google Talk. Similarly, status messages set in Google Talk will not be shared to Hangouts.This feature is coming soon for the Hangouts Android and iOS apps. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Help Center Google for Work G+ post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
Today we announced that we’ve added Google Docs to the App Launcher for consumers, making it easier for people to get straight to Google Docs when signed into other Google products. For Google Apps customers, we’ll be adding all three of the Docs editors―Docs, Sheets, and Slides―to the App Launcher in early January. The editors icons will be on the first screen along with your other Google Apps products: We’ll announce in early January when the Docs editors have been added. Groups and Contacts will be moved to the ‘More’ screen to make room. Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
We’ve added some helpful new features to the Google Drive apps for Android and iOS. On Android, you can now search for files in Drive from the Google app. For example, you could say “OK, Google — search for team meeting notes on Drive” and find files in the Drive app without having to open the app and type in your search query. On iPhone and iPad, you can now get more of your content in Drive by uploading it from other iOS apps. The Android update will roll out over the next week or so and the iOS update is already available on the App Store. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Android and iOS Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
With this launch, we now support importing all three major ODF (Open) file formats: .odt files for documents, .ods for spreadsheets, and .odp for presentations. We’ve also added a few more Office-friendly improvements: Support for more complex SmartArt from older Powerpoint presentations in Slides Import/export support for merged cells in Word Documents and slide numbers in Powerpoint Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Help Center Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
New versions of the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps for Android are now available on Google Play. The Docs app now has line spacing controls that let you choose single, double or fractional line spacing, the Sheets app has new scrollbars for faster navigation, and the Slides app now supports inserting, moving, resizing, and rotating text boxes, shapes, and lines. All three apps are now even friendlier with Office files with easier file creation and other updates, and we’ve added better accessibility options. Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Docs , Sheets , and Slides apps on Google Play Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
Currently, when composing an email in Gmail, people have the option to share Google documents and other files stored in Drive via links by clicking on the ‘Insert files using Drive’ button. With this launch, we’ll enable the option to share files in Drive as attachments, allowing the file owner to remove the source file from Drive if so desired, without needing to worry about also removing access to the file from recipients. When clicking on ‘Insert files using Drive,’ you’ll now see the buttons below in the lower right corner of the insert window. Clicking the Attachment button will add your selected file as an attachment. Inserting files as Drive links will be the default option: Notes: This feature only applies to files that weren't created in Drive (so Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc will not work) Gmail attachments have a 25MB limit Release track: Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in early January 2015 For more information: Help Center Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
A few weeks ago, we launched the capability for Google Apps admins to give individual users a Google+ profile, in order to connect with other employees and encourage collaboration and sharing in the organization. We’re now extending this capability so that admins can perform automatic profile upgrades for an entire organizational unit (OU). From Apps > Additional Google Services > Google+ > Sharing settings , admins can simply select an OU that has been enabled for Google+ and check the box in Profile Creation settings to automatically create Google+ profiles for all members of the OU. After confirming that all people in the OU are older than 18 (and that no users under 18 will be added to the selected OU), Google+ profiles are then automatically created for all existing (and future) members of the OU. These members are then sent a Google+ welcome email explaining the action taken by the administrator. Notes Today’s launch applies to Premier, Gov and higher-education EDU domains only (K-12 EDU domains are excluded). People using Picasa or with a public chat photo are not eligible to be upgraded by an admin, and must create their own profile. Release schedule: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: Help Center (admin) Help Center (user) Google for Work G+ post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
Earlier this year, we launched a new iOS Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution known as iOS Sync for Google Apps, which integrates Google mobile apps with native iOS device management. We’re now launching several new features and improvements for iOS Sync, including: Security policies Backup policies Require encrypted backups Allow user to back up to iCloud Allow user to back up docs and key-values to iCloud Allow user to back up keychain to iCloud Lockscreen policies Allow user to show control center on lock screen Allow user to show notifications on lock screen Allow user to show “today” view on lock screen Reporting Updated reports in the Admin console UI: Managed Devices (7 day, 30 day active) Managed Users (7 day, 30 day active) Managed Android devices (7 day, 30 day active) Managed iOS devices (7 day, 30 day active) New reports features: New line charts to help admins see trends in OS version and Sync-type reports Added new sync type: iOS Sync Added support newer versions in reports (e.g., iOS 8) Device info refresh to include IMEI, OS Version, device model and serial number See Device management > Mobile > Managed devices in the Admin console to view refreshed information for individual devices Reports > Aggregate reports > My Reports drop-down. By default, three of the new reports are selectable from the drop-down, and more may be added to the selection list by visiting Select reports > Mobile . Release track :Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information :Help Center Google for Work G+ post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted whatsnew.googleapps.com Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates
