Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app

What’s changing 

Starting this week, the previously introduced Google Drive Chat app will be automatically installed and send you notifications about recent activity in Google Drive documents, such as new comments and share requests. Directly in Chat, you can now:

• Reply to or resolve comments in Docs, Sheets and Slides, which includes the ability to mention your colleagues easily while replying.
• Choose the appropriate access level (e.g. viewer, commenter, editor) for share requests.
• See when you’ve been mentioned in Docs, Sheets or Slides using Chat’s “Mentions” shortcut.
• Easily block a sender or report abuse from the Drive Chat app’s notifications when they come from a user outside of your organization.

While this new app will be automatically installed, you can easily manage notifications, mute or uninstall the app at any time by going to the three dot overflow menu.

Getting started 

• Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled via the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist at the domain, OU or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist for your organization.
• End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled by the user. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing the Google Drive app for your account.

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024, with expected completion by January 15, 2025

Availability

• Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers

Source: Gimasys