E029 - Drive for Desktop transition begins, Slash commands now available in Chat, Business Starter and Frontline SKU's now work with PIN Sharing, Background replacement in Meet on iOS, and more

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Published Releases

1. Backup and Sync users should begin transitioning to Drive for desktop

2. Improving email security with BIMI

3. Slash commands and dialogs now available for Google Chat bots

4. Google Workspace Business Starter and Frontline customers can now collaborate with people who are not using a Google account in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites

5. Easily navigate through the Admin console using the updated left-hand navigation bar

6. Enhanced desktop security for Windows is now available for Google Workspace Business Plus customers

7. Google Tasks now available in Google Workspace Essentials and Enterprise Essentials

8. Replace your background in Google Meet, now on iOS

9. Use Google Assistant on more devices

Other Topics & Links

• Chrome OS hardware is getting weird — and that's just the way we like it (July 14)

• Extending access to Google Meet for Glass Enterprise Edition (July 14)

• Free your business from ransomware with Chrome OS (June 29)

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