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What’s changing 

To better support Google Workspace customers operating in multi-platform environments, interoperability between Google Chat and Microsoft Teams is now available through NextPlane OpenHub.

This solution enables real-time, cross-platform messaging and collaboration, allowing Chat and Teams users to communicate using their preferred platform. Users are not locked into a single platform as they can now switch between Chat and Teams at will, ensuring flexibility and continuity across collaboration environments. Please refer to this link for a full list of supported features, in addition to details on NextPlane’s:
  • Support for data residency, compliance requirements and business continuity 
  • Commitment to minimizing operational complexity
  • Optimization for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Usage-based licensing model

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers. Note that separate NextPlane licensing is required to enable interoperability.

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What’s changing 

Previously available as part of the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program, we're excited to announce that the ability for developers to build Google Chat apps using the Workspace add-on framework is now generally available.

The Workspace add-ons framework makes it possible to build and maintain one app that works across multiple Workspace apps including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Chat. This reduces complexity and improves the experience for developers, system admins, and end-users. 



In Chat, Workspace add-ons can provide helpful features, such as:
  • Previewing links from Chat messages and taking action without leaving the conversation.
  • Automating tasks across Google Workspace applications.
  • Receiving  alerts or notifications from linked external services.
  • Combining external data from 3rd party apps and services with your data from Gmail, Chat, and Calendar. 
Chat app interacting with Calendar and Gmail data


Additional details 

Lucid, developers of Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale, recently updated their existing Workspace Add-ons to now support Chat. These integrations with Google Chat enable link previews, quick search, and access management all within Chat.

See more details on the Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale integrations here.

Soon, other partners, including Asana, Confluence, Figma, HubSpot, Miro, Polly, ServiceNow, Trello, 1Password, and more will be releasing Chat apps built on the Workspace add-ons framework.

Upcoming ServiceNow integration with Chat


Upcoming Figma integration with Chat

Upcoming Miro integration with Chat

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • Chat apps are available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
  • Developing Chat apps is available to all Google Workspace customers

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What’s changing 

We’re introducing several changes to make the act of training custom AI models for data classification in Google Drive more efficient:
  • Multi-model Support: When AI classification first launched, the product supported training a single model for a single label field.  Now, customers can train up to five unique models.  Common use cases for multiple models are:
    • Models for different labels
    • Models for different fields of a single label
    • Multiple models for the same label & field combination, with different training datasets curated for separate audiences 



  • On-demand Training: Training AI classification models can be an interactive process.  With the former version of the product, the models would train on a predefined schedule.  Now, the administrator can decide when to train the model, initiating the training process on demand – enabling organizations to move at their own pace! 
  • Refreshed UI: We’ve redesigned the AI classification experience from the ground up with a new onboarding flow and model details page.  With the redesigned UI, Workspace Administrators will now see richer insights into the status of model training, metrics on their training data, model recall scores, and a history of their model versions. 

Who’s impacted 

  • Admins

Why it matters 

  • Powered by privacy-preserving AI models that can be uniquely trained on specific customer needs, AI classification automatically identifies, classifies, and labels files in Google Drive. This helps organizations standardize data classification and achieve labeling consistency at scale. Labels can then be used to trigger rules on files that can and cannot be shared through data loss prevention (DLP) controls, lifecycle management policies, as well as audit and reporting use cases. These latest enhancements give admins the flexibility to train models when they need to and for the specific and dynamic needs of their organization.

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

Available for Google Workspace:
  • Enterprise Plus
  • Frontline Plus
  • Gemini Education Premium add-on
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature: 
  • Gemini Enterprise*
  • AI Security*
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

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What’s changing 

Since introducing Audio Overviews last year, NotebookLM users have created podcast-like, detailed summaries of key topics from their uploaded sources. To build upon this functionality and provide users with a more educational and visual experience, we’re excited to introduce Video Overviews.

Users can now turn documents, slides, charts and more into engaging explainer videos that are narrated by an AI voice. Video Overviews are expertly-crafted visual walkthroughs of the content you provide, pulling in images, diagrams, quotes, and numbers from your source material. Similar to Audio Overviews, you’ll also have the option to customize your Video Overview by specifying topics to focus on, indicating your learning goals, describing the target audience, and much more. At this time, Video Overviews are only available to users over the age of 18. 

We’re also introducing upgrades to the Studio panel where you would create things such as audio overviews and notes in NotebookLM, which includes multiple audio overviews and content sharing. Specifically, users can now:
  • Generate multiple Audio Overviews in a single notebook. This means you can now create versions in different languages from the same source material, or generate a set of Audio Overviews that each focus on different subsections of your sources.
  • Generate shareable links for content like Audio Overviews and Video Overviews, which cannot be shared outside of your domain. 


Additional details

  • Video Overviews are now rolling out to all users in English, with support for more languages coming soon. 
  • Only users with access to your Notebook can view content you share via a shareable link.

Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about Video Overviews and NotebookLM.

Rollout pace 

  • This has already started to roll out targeting 100% the week of August 4, 2025. 

Availability 

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What’s changing 

Recently, we’ve made updates to the Google Meet Hardware audit logs experience. As we continue to make adjustments and remove references to outdated products (ie Chromebox), we are moving audit logs for certain settings from Event > Chromebox for meetings device setting change to Event >: 
  • Change Application Setting 
  • Create Application Setting 
  • Delete Application Setting  
The Application Setting events




Specifically, these settings are:

Device Settings:  

  • Release channel
  • Display power saving
  • Home screen
  • Call phones

Alerts:  

  • Alert recipients
Example log details for Event > Change Application Setting

Additional details 

Starting August 7, 2025, audit logs will begin to be found under (Change/Create/Delete) Application setting. While we make these updates, there will be a brief period of time where events for these settings will be logged under Chromebox for meetings device setting change and Change application setting (or Create/Delete). Starting August 28, 2025, these audit logs will no longer appear under Chromebox for meetings device setting change.

Getting started 

  • Admins: You’ll notice these changes automatically. 
  • End users: There is no end user impact or action required.

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • This change impacts all Google Workspace customers with Meet hardware devices

Resources 

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