Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #79 / 04-DEC-24

Adding granular control options for who can respond to Google Forms

Last year, Google introduced a beta that gives Google Forms creators more granular control over who can respond to their forms via sharing settings. Previously, form creators had two sharing options: restrict responses to users within their domain (and trusted domains) or make forms public. With this new option, now generally available, form creators can limit response access to specific users, groups, or target audiences—similar to how file owners can restrict the sharing of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Sites in Drive.

Introducing huddles: instant-on, audio-first meetings in Google Chat

Google is introducing a fast and flexible way to connect in Chat: huddles. Powered by Google Meet, huddles let you start an audio-first meeting, making real-time collaboration easier than ever. Once the huddle has started, you can resize or drag the window, add video, or share your screen for a fuller meeting experience while multitasking in Chat. Huddles provide a seamless collaboration experience across Chat and Meet, and can be useful in a variety of scenarios.

The Gemini mobile app is now available for Google Workspace users

The Gemini mobile app for Android and iOS devices is now available for Google Workspace users accessing Gemini as a core service. With the Gemini mobile app, users will be able to do research or find quick answers while on the go. They can also leverage the camera of the phone to take pictures of handwritten notes and export them into Google Docs or Gmail, or create presentation-ready visualizations of a chart that was drawn on a whiteboard; All of this comes with the enterprise data protections Google Workspace customers are accustomed to.

Convert your client-side encrypted spreadsheets after a Vault or Takeout export

After a Vault or Data export (Takeout), admins can now convert their exported client-side encrypted spreadsheets to Excel files. This allows organizations to maintain access to and analysis of sensitive data in a portable format even after it has been exported from Google Workspace.

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