What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases)
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Learn about the new Google Workspace features and enhancements available to your users. The table is updated weekly and includes new features once they start rolling out to Scheduled Release domains. For more information about release tracks, go to Choose when users get new features.
To use the table:
- Click the Narrow by filter to search by product.
- To see the latest releases, click Release week to sort by date. The date indicates the Scheduled Release track.
You can also see products and features planned for Google Workspace in Upcoming Google Workspace releases.
Product | Description | Release week (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Admin console | Updated user interface for managing email quarantines. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Admin console | Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Admin console | Dark Canvas theme now available on Google Meet hardware home screen. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Admin console | New Google endpoint management setting to show both personal and work entries in Google Calendar on Android devices. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Admin console | Updating framing options for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Admin console | Updates to storage management tools in the Admin console. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Admin console | Workspace Admins are now notified when Label editing is restricted by set rules. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Admin console | Stronger Admin console protection with risk-based re-authentication challenges. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Admin console | Encouraging Working Location coverage across organizations. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Admin console | Email notifications from Google now available in the Alert Center. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Admin console | Updated experience for exporting your organization’s data. Learn more | 2022-12-19 |
Admin console | Increasing efficiency through better meeting room management with room release. Learn more | 2023-01-09 |
Apps Script | Updated Apps Script integrated development environment will replace the legacy experience by Q4 2022. Learn more | 2022-09-19 |
AppSheet | Create and manage AppSheet databases, available in public preview. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Assured Controls | Use Access Approvals to control data access during support or maintenance. Learn more | 2022-11-14 |
Calendar | Office Building support for Working Locations. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Calendar | Working Location enabled by default. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Calendar | Better location context for events and RSVPs in Calendar. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Calendar | New color categorization in Calendar to better understand how you’re spending your time. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Calendar | Upgrade to OAuth 2.0 to continue using Calendar Interop by October 1, 2022. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Calendar | New Google endpoint management setting to show both personal and work entries in Google Calendar on Android devices. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Calendar | Calendar User Availability API launching to beta soon, sign-up now and preview documentation in advance. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Calendar | Scaling our Calendar Interop offering. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Calendar | New Google Calendar shortcuts improve glanceability for screen reader users. Learn more | 2022-09-26 |
Calendar | Google Workspace Client-side encryption beta expanded to include Google Calendar. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Calendar | Expanding smart chips to include events in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Calendar | Encouraging Working Location coverage across organizations. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Chat | Easily search for Chat spaces in Gmail. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Chat | Google Hangouts will be fully upgraded to Google Chat starting November 1, 2022. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Chat | Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Chat | Notification permission now required for devices running Android 13. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Chat | Spanish, French, and Portuguese Smart Replies in Google Chat. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Chat | Send multiple images or videos at a time in Chat. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Chat | Conversation summaries in Google Chat help you stay on top of messages in Spaces. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Chat | Hold separate conversations in Google Chat spaces with in-line threading. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Chat | Improving the Google Chat and Gmail search experience on web and mobile. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Chat | Initiate dialog workflows from the Chat app using message cards. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Chat | Custom emojis coming to Chat. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Chat | Concentrate or disconnect with scheduled Do Not Disturb on Google Chat. Learn more | 2022-11-14 |
Chat | Quickly refine search results in Google Chat with search chips. Learn more | 2022-12-19 |
Chat | Find apps and app commands in Chat with a new Integration Menu. Learn more | 2023-01-09 |
Chat | Display space names when granting access to files. Learn more | 2023-01-23 |
Classroom | Refining notifications on the Google Classroom app. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Cloud Search | Use the Cloud Search Query API to set Suggest Filters to enhance Cloud Search results. Learn more | 2022-11-28 |
Cloud Search | Facet Enhancements for Cloud Search. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Contacts | View information about recipients on Android. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Contacts | Keep contacts up to date with fewer clicks. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Contacts | See when colleagues are out of the office on Android. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Docs | Extending grammar features to German. Learn more | 2022-08-01 |
Docs | Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Docs | Stay on top of changes to document content with edit notifications. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Docs | More control over accessibility preferences in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Docs | Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Docs | Insert Google Maps place chips into Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Docs | Insert emojis inline with text in Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Docs | Multi-instance support on Docs, Sheets & Slides. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Docs | Enhancing spell check in Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Docs | Split table cells in Google Docs to better organize information. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Docs | Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs on mobile. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Docs | See collaborator avatars in the toolbar of apps on Android devices. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Docs | Pin table headers when using pageless format on Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Docs | Easily format and display code in Google Docs. Learn more | 2023-01-02 |
Docs | New option to view non-printing characters in Google Docs. Learn more | 2023-01-23 |
Drawings | More control over accessibility preferences in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Drawings | Enhanced menus in Google Slides and Drawings improves findability of key features. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Drive | More ways to collaborate using visitor sharing in Google Drive. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Drive | Updates to storage management tools in the Admin console. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Drive | Workspace Admins are now notified when Label editing is restricted by set rules. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Drive | Preview or download client-side encrypted files with Google Drive on Android and iOS. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Drive | Add shared drives to specific organizational units, now generally available. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Drive | Improved flow for expiring access controls in Google Drive. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Drive | Trust rules in Google Drive now generally available. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Drive | Sharing suggestions in Google Drive make collaborating easier. Learn more | 2022-11-28 |
Drive | New default setting for content managers to modify shared drives coming in February 2023. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Drive | See collaborator avatars in the toolbar of apps on Android devices. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Drive | Drive approvals available on Android and iOS apps. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Drive | Additional functionality for storage management. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Drive | New beta to move folders from My Drive to shared drives now available. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Drive | Display space names when granting access to files. Learn more | 2023-01-23 |
Education | Seamlessly access popular Education Technology tools directly in Google Classroom. Learn more | 2022-08-01 |
Education | Choose to grade with Canvas SpeedGrader or Google Assignments. Learn more | 2022-08-01 |
Education | Save time by adding in grading category information before exporting Google Assignments in Google Classroom. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Education | Google for Education transformation reports window open for customers worldwide. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Gmail | Updated user interface for managing email quarantines. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Gmail | Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Gmail | Unified experience for Gmail logs in BigQuery, configure your existing Gmail logs to route to Workspace logs. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Gmail | New integrated email marketing tools for Gmail. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Gmail | Easily search for Chat spaces in Gmail. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Gmail | Gmail now supports Android 13 notification permissions. Learn more | 2022-10-03 |
Gmail | Improving the Google Chat and Gmail search experience on web and mobile. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Gmail | Use built-in mail merge tags like @firstname to personalize multi-send emails. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Gmail | Improved search results based on recent search activity in Gmail. Learn more | 2022-11-21 |
Gmail | The new Gmail user interface is becoming the standard experience. Learn more | 2022-11-28 |
Gmail | Warning banners for external email recipients on iOS devices. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Gmail | Client-side encryption for Gmail available in beta. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Gmail | Google Vault support for client-side encrypted emails. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Gmail | Rollout update for the new Gmail user interface. Learn more | 2023-01-23 |
Google Workspace | Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Google Workspace | New Consolidated Controls Page for Google Takeout. Learn more | 2022-11-14 |
Identity | Stronger protection for sensitive Google Workspace account actions. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Identity | Stronger Admin console protection with risk-based re-authentication challenges. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Identity | Set and share personal pronouns across Google Workspace products. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Infrastructure | Manage all Google Workspace API activity from a single location. Learn more | 2023-01-09 |
Jamboard | Join or start a meeting directly from Jamboard on the web to kickstart collaboration. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Keep | Dual pane view on Keep. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Keep | New keyboard shortcuts for Keep. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Marketplace | Granular controls for app allowlisting in the Google Workspace Marketplace. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Marketplace | Easily find Google Workspace Marketplace apps with enhanced search filters. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Meet | Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Meet | The Google Meet and Google Duo app icons are changing, additional information for Google Workspace users. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Meet | Google Meet call control for USB peripheral devices. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Meet | Improved quality and performance for Google Meet effects on the web. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Meet | Enhancements to the “Frame people” feature on Google Meet hardware devices. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Meet | See how much noise is being removed during Google Meet video calls. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Meet | Dark Canvas theme now available on Google Meet hardware home screen. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | Easily customize digital signage on your Google Meet hardware through Appspace. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | Updated “Hey Google” voice control behavior for Google Meet hardware devices. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | Google Meet now automatically adjusts the volume of meeting participants. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | To unmute yourself, press and hold the spacebar. To mute again, release the spacebar. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Meet | Updating framing options for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Meet | Easily share Google Meet artifacts with co-hosts. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Meet | Multi-pinning and picture-in-picture improvements available for Google Meet on Android and iOS. Learn more | 2022-09-12 |
Meet | Improved experience for the Calendar guest list in Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-10-03 |
Meet | Transcribe speech during Google Meet calls into a Google Doc. Learn more | 2022-10-11 |
Meet | In-room meeting participants can now join break out rooms. Learn more | 2022-10-11 |
Meet | Present Google Slides directly in Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Meet | Improved hearing aid support for Google Meet on Android. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Meet | Improve your visibility in Google Meet video calls. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Meet | Share Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files in Google Meet chat. Learn more | 2022-11-21 |
Meet | Improved meeting quality when joining on virtual machines. Learn more | 2022-11-28 |
Meet | Easily share files in Google Meet chat on web. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Meet | Improvements for using Miro in Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Meet | Expanded language support for captions and translated captions in Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Meet | More filter effects available for Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-12-19 |
Meet | New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Zoom. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Meet | New in-meeting reactions for Google Meet. Learn more | 2023-01-23 |
Meet | View speaker notes while presenting Google Slides in Google Meet. Learn more | 2023-01-30 |
Meet Hardware | In-room meeting participants can now join break out rooms. Learn more | 2022-10-11 |
Security | Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Security | Unified experience for Gmail logs in BigQuery, configure your existing Gmail logs to route to Workspace logs. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Security | Control visibility of admin alerts with admin role privileges. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Security | Preview or download client-side encrypted files with Google Drive on Android and iOS. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Security | Google Workspace Client-side encryption beta expanded to include Google Calendar. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Security | Trust rules in Google Drive now generally available. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Security | Use Key Migration to change or add key services for Client-side encryption. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Security | More ways to prevent data exfiltration on iOS devices. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Security | Google Vault support for client-side encrypted emails. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Sheets | Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Sheets | More control over accessibility preferences in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Sheets | Adding more flexibility to functions in Sheets. Learn more | 2022-08-22 |
Sheets | Multi-instance support on Docs, Sheets & Slides. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Sheets | Expanding smart chips to include events in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Sheets | Link previews in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Sheets | Google Sheets drag & drop improvements. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Sheets | Preview and interact with files using smart chips in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-10-24 |
Sheets | Use smart chips in Google Sheets as links on mobile. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Sheets | Offline printing now available for Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Sheets | Manage projects & tasks with a new timeline view on Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-11-14 |
Sheets | Resizing Pivot Tables in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-11-21 |
Sheets | New keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets on Android. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Sheets | Create drop-down chips in Google Sheets. Learn more | 2022-12-19 |
Sites | Seamlessly delete subsets of Sites. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Sites | Conveniently connect site visitors with social channels in new Sites. Learn more | 2022-08-15 |
Sites | Introducing new spacing feature on Google Sites. Learn more | 2022-09-19 |
Sites | Reminder to migrate your classic Google Sites before January 30, 2023. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Slides | Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Learn more | 2022-08-08 |
Slides | More control over accessibility preferences in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Slides | Multi-instance support on Docs, Sheets & Slides. Learn more | 2022-09-05 |
Slides | Easily drop content into Slides from other apps on Android. Learn more | 2022-10-03 |
Slides | Present Google Slides directly in Google Meet. Learn more | 2022-10-17 |
Slides | Enhanced menus in Google Slides and Drawings improves findability of key features. Learn more | 2022-10-31 |
Slides | Drag content from Google Slides into other apps on Android. Learn more | 2022-11-14 |
Slides | Collaborate with colleagues in Google Slides through a new Follow feature. Learn more | 2022-12-05 |
Tasks | Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs. Learn more | 2022-08-29 |
Tasks | Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs on mobile. Learn more | 2022-11-07 |
Vault | Google Vault support for client-side encrypted emails. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Vault | Google Vault support for client-side encrypted emails. Learn more | 2023-01-16 |
Voice | Use SIP Link to link phone numbers from local carriers to Google Voice. Learn more | 2022-10-11 |
Voice | Enjoy improved call performance with intelligent network switching in Google Voice. Learn more | 2022-12-12 |
Voice | Get enhanced spam protection through automatic labeling of suspected spam calls in Google Voice. Learn more | 2022-12-26 |
Voice | Google Voice Standard customers can assign phone numbers in other Voice countries in their region. Learn more | 2022-12-19 |
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