Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #42 / 13-MAR-24

Google Meet co-host support added for client-side encrypted meetings

Client-side encrypted meetings are now getting support for using the co-hosts feature. This means that an organizer can plan and book client-side encrypted video meetings on behalf of other users and assign those as co-hosts to allow them to join and open the meetings independently from the organizer. Client-side encrypted meetings differ from point-to-point encrypted meetings in the way they always require a host to join first. This task can now be delegated and shared between multiple users without the organizer ever joining the call.

Application load failures are now captured for the Google Meet hardware devices

In November 2023, Google announced a series of improvements for managing Google Meet hardware devices, which included surfacing additional information about device issues, such as a description of the issue, when the issue was detected, and more. Now, Google is adding an additional data point: admins can see when the Google Meet app fails to load for a device.

Set up dropdown chips more easily in Google Sheets

Dropdown chips in Sheets is a custom formatting smart canvas feature that enables you to easily indicate statuses or various project milestones within your spreadsheet. Google is building upon this by introducing preset dropdowns. Instead of manually creating values for your dropdowns, you can insert preset dropdown chips that are configured for common use cases like priority or review statuses. After inserting a preset dropdown, you can use the data validation sidebar to easily adjust the options or add styles.