Follow along with collaborators in Slides, Share files in Meet Chat, Drop-down Chips in Sheets and more S2E50

Intro

Welcome to Episode 50! Nearing the end of the year here, Google pushed out several published and silent releases so we have a full show this week. Have a great week and enjoy the show!

🥳 Don’t miss our SaaS focused show SaaS Showdown!

We just released Season 2 Episode 7 SaaS Conference Updates and revisiting Single Pane of Glass Management! Check out our latest episodes from tech community rock stars Rose Layton and Colin McCarthy on our Youtube channel, http://youtube.com/tabgeeks, or search for SaaS Showdown wherever you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

Silent Releases

• See collaborator avatars in the toolbar of apps on Android devices
• Pin table headers when using pageless format on Google Docs
• Easily share files in Google Meet chat on web
• Warning banners for external email recipients on iOS devices
• Improvements for using Miro in Google Meet (here and here)

Published Releases

1. More ways to prevent data exfiltration on iOS devices
2. New default setting for content managers to modify shared drives coming in February 2023
3. Create drop-down chips in Google Sheets
4. Collaborate with colleagues in Google Slides through a new ‘Follow’ feature

Other News

• Now you can go Password free in Chrome with passkeys
• Google’s latest Chrome browser modes can boost battery life and free up memory
• Google is bringing together its Waze and maps teams as it pushes to reduce overlap
• Gmail bug delayed email delivery on Saturday, resulted in backlog

Completed feature rollouts

Rapid Release Domains:

• Concentrate or disconnect with scheduled Do Not Disturb on Google Chat (Web)
• The new Gmail user interface is becoming the standard experience

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:

• Google for Education transformation reports window open for customers worldwide
• Manage projects & tasks with a new timeline view on Google Sheets
• [Weekly Recap] Use smart chips in Google Sheets as links on mobile
• [Weekly Recap] Offline printing now available for Google Sheets
• Trust rules in Google Drive now generally available
• Use Key Migration to change or add key services for Client-side encryption
• [Weekly Recap] Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs on mobile
• Use Access Approvals to control data access during support or maintenance
• New Consolidated Controls Page for Google Takeout
• Sharing suggestions in Google Drive make collaborating easier
• [Weekly Recap] Improving drag & drop on the Google Drive Android app
• [Weekly Recap] Drag content from Google Slides into other apps on Android
• Concentrate or disconnect with scheduled Do Not Disturb on Google Chat (Mobile)
• [Weekly Recap] Improved search results based on recent search activity in Gmail
• Facet Enhancements for Cloud Search

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