E037 - Special Guest Googler David Rosenthal, Chat Rooms are now Spaces, New Meet Hardware, New Forms Settings, New Meet Effects Panel, Material You for Workspace Apps on Android and much more

An excellent episode this week with a special Google Guest GTM Strategy David Rosenthal! David goes deep into the details around the latest launch of the new Google Meet hardware, as well as some behind-the-scenes stories and insights into how Google develops its hardware and services. Enjoy and let us know what you think!

Published Releases

1. Google Chat ‘Rooms’ are now ‘Spaces’

2. Coming soon: new Google Meet Hardware devices

3. Forms settings are now easier to navigate

4. Restore a page via version history in new Google Sites

5. View Google Classroom activity with new audit logs, view adoption and other metrics with BigQuery activity logs

6. New effects settings panel in Google Meet

7. Material You, a new look and feel for Google Workspace apps, is rolling out now for Android

8. Review presentations more quickly with new viewing interface on Google Slides iOS app

9. New “End meeting for all” action in the security investigation tool

Other Topics

• Google Resources for the Future of Work

• 6 ways that G Suite helps IT admins safely use BYOD

• Evolving Rooms in Google Chat to Spaces to create a richer, more collaborative experience (14 June 2021)

• Bridging the hybrid work gaps with Google Workspace (aka Enabling Hybrid Work with Google Workspace)

• Handbook for Navigating Hybrid Work (17 pages, direct link, no signup)

• Navigating hybrid work with a single, connected experience in Google Workspace

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