G Suite Newsletter December 2018

Google has officially rolled out the Google Classroom app to all versions of G Suite. If this feature was previously only available in the G Suite for Education version (Google Workspace for Education) and Non-profit, businesses can now use Classroom as an additional service. In addition, Google also supports Admins to set password strength requirements for user accounts - this is the first line of defense when it comes to protecting Online accounts.

Secure LDAP for G Suite: Simplify traditional application management

Google has officially deployed the secure LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) protocol to all versions of G Suite…. See more

Hangouts Meet: Host a meeting with 100 attendees

For those times when you need to meet with a larger group, Hangouts Meet allows G Suite Enterprise users to host meetings with up to 100 attendees…. See more

Google Classroom rolled out to all G Suite editions

Google has extended the reach of Google Classrooms and made them available as an add-on service to G Suite Basic, Business, and Enterprise customers... See more

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings: Update Activity Dashboard & Copy Format

Google has made it easier for you to open the Activity Dashboard – the activity dashboard – directly from Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Besides, Google Slides is also updated with a new feature that makes it easy to copy text formatting…. See more

Learn more about Google Groups with Contacts hovercards

Directory hovercards provide a lot of useful information about the members of your business. Understand that you need Google Groups in G Suite to be more visible, so Google added information to these hovercards when your contact is a group…. See more

New changes in Google login interface

Google has made a few small changes to the look and feel of the Google login page. These changes were made once earlier this year, which updated the login page to align with the “Material Design” design guidelines…. See more

G Suite: Enhanced password control – enhanced security

When it comes to protecting online accounts, establishing a strong password is the first line of defense. To do so, businesses will have a lot of different regulations regarding user passwords… See more

Organize and set up your apps directly from the Admin console

In this update, Google is making things easier as you create – and users find – the Android apps they need for work. Group and organize apps in the Google Play store To help users find… See more

Improving search in Google Vault with custodian counts and saved queries

With this new update, in addition to the total number of results to return, you can also see the number of accounts that match the request. From here you can download a list of those accounts and the number of messages that match the request…. See more

G Suite data migration and sync: End of support for Windows XP and Server 2003

On December 31, 2018, Google will end support for Windows XP and Server 2003 with the following Window-based G Suite data synchronization and migration tools: G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GSSMO) G Suite Migration for Microsoft Exchange (GSMME) G Suite Migration for…. See more

Google Calendar SMS notifications to be removed January 7, 2019

Starting January 7, 2019, message notifications from Google Calendar will no longer appear. Since Calendar allows notifications to be sent through the app, you'll still get notifications, no matter what device you're on or what network connection you're using.... See more

Google Contacts : Migrate users to new version

In the next few months, Google will completely replace the old Google Contact application and replace it with a new version of Google Contact (also known as Contact preview).... See more

Update: Gimasys