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New mobile apps for Docs and Sheets — work offline and on the go

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Starting today, you can download new, standalone mobile apps for Docs and Sheets—with Slides coming soon.
When you open the new apps, you’ll see your most recently edited files, which means less time searching and scrolling.

The apps also come with offline support built in, so you can easily view, edit and create files without an Internet connection.

You can get the apps on Google Play [Docs] [Sheets] and in the App Store [Docs] [Sheets]. If you don’t have time now, over the next few days you’ll be prompted to download the apps when you go to edit or create a document or spreadsheet in your Drive app. You will still be able to use the Drive app to view and organize all of your documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photos and more.

Release Track:
Scheduled release

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/new-mobile-apps-for-docs-sheets-and.html

 

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Photos picker in Gmail Compose

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The “insert image” button in the Gmail compose window allows users to upload a picture or add an image by URL. In this launch, “insert image” button will be replaced with a new button that allows you to select a photo or album from Google Photos, upload a new image, or add an image by URL.

Release Track:

Scheduled release

Editions included:

Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/the-photos-from-your-phone-now-one.html

 

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Improved Gmail “Download all” experience for non-Latin-encoded filenames

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This is a fix of the “Download Experience” for non-Latin-encoded filenames. Users of Windows and Linux will be able to select one of the supported encodings that will be shown in a list. Before this fix non-Latin-encoded filenames resulted in blank filenames.

Release Track:
Scheduled release

Editions included:
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

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The New Google Sheets is coming to Scheduled release domains

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Back in December we announced the launch of the new Google Sheets for Rapid Release domains. This new version is faster and can support larger spreadsheets. Over the next couple of weeks, Scheduled release domain users will automatically be upgraded to the new Sheets. Spreadsheets created after the upgrade will use the new version.

We will begin upgrading Scheduled Release Track domains starting on April 21st 2014 on a slow roll-out taking place over 3-4  days. It may take a few days before it’s available in your domain.

This upgrade does not affect existing spreadsheets and only relates to any new spreadsheets created. The user will not see any prompts about the new Sheets unless they create a new spreadsheet. Feature differences between the old and new sheets are explained in this support article.

Release Track:
Scheduled release

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
https://plus.google.com/+googleenterprise/posts/GdikJcYEZ8S

 

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Hangout links in Android Calendar app event views

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We are updating the Calendar app on Android devices so that Hangout links are available to those viewing meeting events on mobile devices. A “Join Hangout” link will appear in meeting events if a Hangouts video call was added in Calendar. Named Hangout calls will appear the same as non-named calls. The name of the Hangout will not be visible. The “Join Hangout” link is not not editable from the Android Calendar event view. This change only impacts the Google Calendar app on Android devices.

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business and Education

For more information:
https://plus.google.com/+googleenterprise/posts/P12cgVZUgmY
https://support.google.com/a/answer/4362302

 

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Edit images right in Google Slides and Drawings

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Slides and Drawings will now let you crop, apply shape masks, and add borders to your images right within your presentation and drawings.

Release Track:
Rapid release

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/03/edit-images-right-in-google-slides-and.html

 

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The new Google Sheets is now the default option

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Back in December we announced the launch of the new Google Sheets. This new version is faster and can support larger spreadsheets. Over the next couple of weeks, rapid release domain users will automatically be upgraded to the new Sheets. Spreadsheets created after the upgrade will use the new version. Users may opt-out of this experience through the settings menu in Sheets.

The new Sheets will be available to Schedule release domains in the next four to six weeks.

Release Track:
Rapid release

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

 

 Reference by : http://www.google.com/

Your emails are even more secure with 100% encrypted HTTPS connections

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Starting today, Gmail will always use an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email. Gmail has supported HTTPS since the day it launched, and in 2010 we made HTTPS the default. Today’s change means that no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail’s servers—no matter if you’re using public WiFi or logging in from your computer, phone or tablet.

In addition, every single email message you send or receive—100% of them—is encrypted while moving internally. This ensures that your messages are safe not only when they move between you and Gmail’s servers, but also as they move between Google’s data centers.

Release Track:
Rapid release

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/03/staying-at-forefront-of-email-security.html

 

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Bring a little something extra to Docs and Sheets with add-ons

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Today we’re launching add-ons—new tools created by developer partners that give you even more features in your documents and spreadsheets. To browse through add-ons for Docs and Sheets, select Get add-ons in the Add-ons menu of any open document or spreadsheet. Once you install an add-on it will become available across all of your documents or spreadsheets and you can start using it right away. Note that add-ons for spreadsheets are only available in the new Google Sheets.

Google Apps admins must enable add-ons through Drive settings in the Admin console. Users will always see the Add-ons menu and can browse them but will not be able to install them if the feature isn’t enabled by the admin.

Release Track:
Rapid release

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

For more information:
https://support.google.com/a/answer/4530135
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/03/bring-little-something-extra-to-docs.html

 

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Ending support for the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

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Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server allows BlackBerry 7 OS and older devices to connect to Google Apps through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). However, .BlackBerry no longer supports the version of BES that the Connector needs The latest BlackBerry devices also do not require a BES. As a result, we’re ending support for the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server on March 5, 2015.

Who does this affect?
This will affect any Google Apps user with a BlackBerry OS 7 or older device connecting to Google Apps with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0.3.

What are my options?
Android and iOS
Android and iOS devices have native apps that support Google Apps.

BlackBerry 10 OS
If you update your device to BlackBerry 10 OS, you can connect to Google Apps using established sync protocols like Google Sync or IMAP / CalDAV / CardDAV.

BlackBerry 7 OS and older devices
If you’d like to continue connecting to Google Apps with BlackBerry 7 OS and older devices after March 2015, you can access mail.google.com and calendar.google.com from your browser.

When will this take effect?
On March 5, 2015, we will end support and turn down the underlying services used by the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Editions included: 
Google Apps for Business, Education and Government

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