Quick launch summary
In Google Docs, you’ll now see out of office information when replying to or mentioning other users in a comment.
When mentioning a single user in a new comment or thread, you’ll see the OOO banner and information on when they plan to return.
For multi-person threads, you’ll see condensed out of office information. You can select the info icon to view more information on each specific person.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more about adding information to a user’s Directory profile.
- End users: No action required, you’ll automatically see OOO information when replying to or mentioning a user in a comment. Visit the Help Center to learn more about setting your OOO status, sharing your calendar, or how to stop sharing availability information with other apps.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 26, 2021
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 15, 2021
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
Resources
For over a decade, Chrome has been committed to advancing security on the web, and we’re proud of the end-user and customer safety improvements we’ve delivered over the years. We take our responsibility seriously, and we continue to work on ways to better protect billions of users around the world, whether it’s driving the industry towards HTTPS, introducing and then advancing the concept of a browser sandbox, improving phishing and malware detection via Safe Browsing improvements or working alongside Google’s Project Zero team to build innovative exploit mitigations.
To continue our work of making a safer web for everyone, we’ve partnered with Google’s Cloud Security team to expand what enterprises should expect from Chrome and web security. Today the Cloud Security team is announcing BeyondCorp Enterprise, our new zero trust product offering, built around the principle of zero trust: that access must be secured, authorized and granted based on knowledge of identities and devices, and with no assumed trust in the network. With Chrome, BeyondCorp Enterprise is able to deliver customers a zero trust solution that protects data, better safeguards users against threats in real time and provides critical device information to inform access decisions, all without the need for added agents or extra software. These benefits are built right into Chrome, where users are already spending much of their workday accessing the apps and resources they need to be productive, and IT teams can easily manage these controls right through our Chrome Browser Cloud Management offering.
By extending zero trust principles to Chrome, we’re introducing the following advanced security capabilities that will help keep users and their company data safer than ever before:
Enhanced malware and phishing prevention: BeyondCorp Enterprise allows for real-time URL checks and deep scanning of files for malware.

Sensitive data protection across the web:IT teams can enforce a company’s customized rules for what types of data can be uploaded, downloaded or copied and pasted across sites.

Visibility and insights: Organizations can get more insights into potential risks or suspicious activity through cloud-based reporting, including tracking of malicious downloads on corporate devices or employees entering passwords on known phishing sites.

Including Chrome in your zero trust strategy is critical not only because your employees spend much of the working day in the browser, but also because Chrome is in a unique position to identify and prevent threats across multiple web-based apps. Enhanced capabilities surrounding data protection and loss prevention protects organizations from both external threats and internal leak risks, many of which may be unintentional. We’ve built these capabilities into Chrome in a way that gives IT and security teams flexibility around how to configure policies and set restrictions, while also giving administrators more visibility into potentially harmful or suspicious activities. Naturally, these threat and data protections are also extended to Chrome OS devices, which offer additional proactive and built-in security protections.
As with many of the major security advances Chrome has introduced in the past, we know it takes time to adopt new approaches. We’re here to help with a solution that is both simple and more secure for IT teams and their users. As you look at 2021 and where your security plans will take you, check out BeyondCorp Enterprise.
Chrome will host a webinar on Thursday, January 28, highlighting some of our recent enterprise enhancements, and offering a preview of what’s to come in 2021. We’ll also talk more about the Chrome-specific capabilities of BeyondCorp Enterprise. We hope you can join us!
Quick launch summary
Now when you’re sharing your screen, Chrome will automatically hide the content of web pop-up notifications. This includes notifications from Google Chat, email notifications, and other third party websites.
When you’re done sharing your screen, all muted notifications will be automatically displayed. Note that notifications are already muted when sharing a tab in Google Meet.
There has been a dramatic shift in how many of us work – now more than ever, we’re relying on the use of Google Meet and other screen sharing solutions. We hope this feature will reduce distractions and prevent sensitive or personal information from accidentally being displayed while sharing your screen.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: When sharing your screen, notification content will automatically be hidden. You can hover over a notification and select “Mute” to dismiss a notification and prevent any additional notifications. Or you can select “Show Content”, which will display content for the current and future notifications.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 25, 2021
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
- Available to users with personal Google Accounts
Google Registry is always on the lookout for interesting websites that have launched using our top-level domains. 2020 was a rough year, so to help you make 2021 (at least a little bit) better, we’ve rounded up 21 ways you can start something .new, get .appy, turn a new .page, and make .dev(elopment) a breeze.
Start something .new:
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Collage.new:Looking for a new direction in 2021? Craft an inspiring vision board with BeFunky’s Collage Maker.
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Resume.new:If you’re looking for a new job this year, spruce up your resume with one of CV2You’s customizable templates to open the door to new career adventures.
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Hire.new:Hiring for new roles and jobs in 2021? With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job and reach quality candidates to join your team in no time.
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Site.new:Have a website you’ve been meaning to build? With easy-to-use tools and professionally designed templates, you can launch your website using Google Sites.
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Shopify.new:Starting a new side hustle? With Shopify’s powerful tools, anyone can quickly start a business and launch an online store.
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Flutter.new:Been dreaming up a great idea for an app? Get it done in the new year with Flutter, Google’s toolkit for building beautiful applications for mobile, web and desktop.
Get .app(y):
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Puppr.app:Do you have a new dog in your life? Get help training your furry friend with lessons, tricks, and live chat.
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Uhmmm.app:Fight the awkward silence in your online meetings with free elevator music.
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Sayana.app:Track your thoughts and feelings, get tips on coping with your emotions and talk to people in a similar life situation.
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Glitterly.app:Make videos with animations, effects, stock videos and images in just a few clicks.
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Get.reface.app: Say cheese! Use your selfies to make fun face swap videos and gifs.
Turn to the next .page:
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Nxt.page:Recreate spontaneously meeting with friends and colleagues online, using this Chrome extension.
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Funnies.page:Start your morning with some humor by getting five new comics from artists around the world, delivered daily to your inbox.
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Web.page:Find design inspiration, trends and techniques for building websites.
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Volition.page: Track your goals and progress any time, anywhere with this web app.
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Byline.page:Interested in creative writing? Try this multiplayer app, where you build stories line by line, knowing only what the previous author wrote.
Make .dev(elopment) a breeze:
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Projectjob.dev:Find and hire developers that are a perfect match for your requirements by exploring the work they’ve done before.
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Htmldom.dev:Try this handy reference for manipulating web pages using Javascript.
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Nodesign.dev:Use existing design tools to complete your development project.
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Practice.dev:If practice makes perfect, you can improve your skills by solving real web development challenges and learn by doing.
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Daily.dev:Get the latest developer news from tech blogs on any topic you can think of, all in one place.
Happy New Year from all of us at Google Registry! We hope these websites and apps help you get the most out of 2021.
Quick summary
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled on domain or OU level. To disable this feature for your organization, in the Admin console go to Workspace > Calendar > Settings for Calendar > Advanced Settings > Calendar web offline and uncheck “Allow using Calendar on the web when offline”.
- End users: When enabled by your admin, this feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled on a per device basis. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Calendar offline on your desktop.
Rollout pace
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) beginning on January 20, 2021
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 25, 2021
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 1, 2021
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
Resources
Quick launch summary
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. The new range name box can be found at the left of the formula bar. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using named ranges in Sheets.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) beginning on January 19, 2021
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) January 25, 2021
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
- Available to users with personal Google Accounts
Resources
Quick launch summary
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: There is no end-user setting for this feature. To resize a section, click on a section header and drag to adjust as needed.
Rollout pace
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 19, 2021
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
New updates
Previous announcements
What’s changing
Who’s impacted
Why it’s important
Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be available by default. To use it, navigate to a device page in the Admin console and click block device. Visit the Help Center to learn more about blocking and unblocking devices.
- End users: If a user’s device is blocked by an admin, the user will be signed out of all Google Workspace mobile apps. If they try to sign in again, they will see a message indicating that they do not have access to the app, and that they should contact their administrator for help.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 13, 2021.
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers
Resources
Quick launch summary
We’re making improvements to how you manage rules related to mobile device management (MDM) in the Admin console. There are two key aspects of the launch:
- A new location for MDM rules: You can now manage rules at Devices > Security rules. Previously, MDM rules were managed at Admin console > Rules.
- New rule options and creation workflow: You’ll see a new flow to create MDM rules, including new conditions which can trigger rules, and new device management and notification actions to take as a result.
Getting started
- Admins: The new interface and rule creation workflow will be ON by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing MDM rules for your organization.
- End users: No end user impact.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 13, 2020
Availability
- Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, Enterprise for Education, and Cloud Identity Premium customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers