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Announcing v202408 of the Google Ad Manager API

We're pleased to announce that v202408 of the Google Ad Manager API is available starting today, August 21, 2024. This release brings support for setting contextual targeting with ContentLabelTargeting and VerticalTargeting. It also adds AdsTxtService...

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21 Aug 2024

Refine emails faster with updates to Help me write in Gmail

What’s changing Building upon our popular Help me write feature in Gmail and the recent launch of the summarization feature in the Gmail mobile app, we’re excited to introduce two new Gemini in Gmail updates to help you draft emails even faster:&n...

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20 Aug 2024

Tune in for our summer episode of #TheAndroidShow on August 27!

Posted by Anirudh Dewani – Director, Android Developer Relations

In just a few days, on Tuesday, August 27 at 10AM PT, we’ll be dropping our summer episode of #TheAndroidShow, on YouTube and on developer.android.com. In this quarterly...

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20 Aug 2024

#WeArePlay | Meet the founders turning their passions into thriving businesses

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing

Our celebration of app and game businesses continues with #WeArePlay stories from founders around the world. Today, we’re spotlighting the people who turned their passions into thriving business...

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20 Aug 2024

Introducing Student Groups in Google Classroom

What’s changing We’re excited to introduce a new feature in Google Classroom that enables teachers to create groups of students to make assigning differentiated content easier. This update will allow them to quickly assign classwork to pre-defined...

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20 Aug 2024

New ways we’re advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.

We’re announcing new collaborations with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy to support our clean energy commitments in the U.S.

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20 Aug 2024

How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free

Our packaging for Pixel, Fitbit and Nest devices is 100% plastic free. Here’s how we made beautiful packaging that’s easy to recycle.

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20 Aug 2024

9 new things about the Nest Learning Thermostat

The new Nest Learning Thermostat is on shelves today.

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20 Aug 2024

Authorized Buyers OpenRTB migration reminder, and updates to blocked categories

The Google Real-time Bidding protocol is deprecated and will sunset on February 15th, 2025. As previously announced, Google plans to no longer send bid requests to endpoints configured to use that protocol after it is sunset.

Additionally, starting ...

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19 Aug 2024

This AI model is helping researchers detect disease based on coughs

Here's how our bioacoustic foundation model, Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR), may help improve health outcomes for people across India.

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19 Aug 2024

Expanding multi-party-approvals to domain-wide-delegation actions

What’s changingEarlier this year, we announced multi-party approvals for sensitive actions taken in the admin console, specifically requiring one admin to approve actions taken by another. At launch, these protections applied to several settings, inclu...

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19 Aug 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 16, 2024

2 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both&nb...

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16 Aug 2024

SOC compliance for Gemini

What’s changing In the era of generative AI, building helpful, secure products that give users choice and control over their data remains Google’s core principle. When commercial customers adopt Gemini for Google Workspace they get the same robust...

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16 Aug 2024

Save time managing your Meet Hardware fleet with new device filters

What’s changing As we continue to make improvements for managing Meet Hardware fleets, we’re pleased to announce eighteen additional filters in the Admin console, which include:
Alert silence expiration timeBoot modeCameraChrome versionContent ca...

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15 Aug 2024

View and structure Google Form data as a table in Google Sheets

What’s changingWe're introducing a new feature that enables users to more easily view and structure their Google Form data in Sheets. Starting today, when a user initiates the creation of a new sheet using their Forms data, Sheets will automatical...

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15 Aug 2024

New ways to connect to the web with AI Overviews

We’re bringing AI Overviews to six new countries, sharing more on our work to connect people to the web, and introducing updates for AI Overviews in Search Labs.

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15 Aug 2024

Google Ads API v15 sunset reminder

Google Ads API v15 will sunset on September 25, 2024. After this date, all v15 API requests will begin to fail. Migrate to a newer version prior to September 25, 2024 to ensure your API access is unaffected.

Here are some resources to help you with th...

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15 Aug 2024

4 ways to shop for back to school on Google

Google Shopping offers new tips for back to school shopping.

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15 Aug 2024

How we’re strengthening online safety in Singapore

At our second Safer with Google event, we touched on several of our security initiatives to keep Singaporeans safe in an AI-driven future.

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15 Aug 2024

What to know about our August 2024 core update

This post announces the August 2024 core update to Google Search.
This update is designed to continue our work to improve the quality of our search results by
showing more content that people find genuinely useful and less content th...

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15 Aug 2024

Iranian backed group steps up phishing campaigns against Israel, U.S.

Google’s Threat Analysis Group shares insights on APT42, an Iranian government-backed threat actor.

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14 Aug 2024

New video calling features coming to Google Meet

An updated calling experience and new features in Google Meet make connecting with friends and family more fun.

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14 Aug 2024

Indie Games Fund: Google Play’s $2m fund in Latin America is back

Posted by Daniel Trócoli – Google Play Partnerships

Back again for 2024, we’re opening up applications for Google Play’s Indie Games Fund in Latin America - as part of our commitment to helping developers of all sizes grow on Google Play. Check o...

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14 Aug 2024

3 Trending Now updates to help you keep up with the latest trends

We've rolled out a new Trending Now experience with more local and up-to-date trends, and expanding it to over 100 countries.

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14 Aug 2024

10 years of Classroom: What we’ve learned, and what’s to come

Google Classroom celebrates its 10th anniversary with new features and tools for teachers.

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14 Aug 2024

Use intelligent suggestions for table conversion in Google Sheets

Update[August 20, 2024] We have paused rollout for this feature while we evaluate performance and quality. We will provide an update once rollout resumes.What’s changingFollowing the introduction of tables in Google Sheets and the recently announc...

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13 Aug 2024

Chat safer with new settings for students in Google Chat

What’s changing We're introducing a new setting that enables education admins to restrict which users can create and manage members in Google Chat conversations. This can be useful for admins who want to prevent groups of students from initia...

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13 Aug 2024

Create exceptional experiences on Pixel’s new watches and foldables

Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza – Product Management Director

Pixel just announced the latest devices coming to the Android ecosystem, including Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Pixel Watch 3. These devices bring innovation to the foldable and wearable spaces, wi...

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13 Aug 2024

Made by Google 2024

Here’s everything we announced across Gemini and Android — plus, how we’re bringing these new capabilities to our latest Pixel devices.

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13 Aug 2024

9 things to know about Pixel 9 cameras

Here’s a look at the upgraded cameras and AI photography features on the latest Pixel phones.

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13 Aug 2024

Loss of Pulse Detection: A first-of-its-kind feature on Pixel Watch 3

Loss of Pulse Detection on Pixel Watch 3 can detect loss of pulse and automatically place a call to emergency services, potentially saving lives. Here’s how we created a…

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13 Aug 2024

4 new AI-powered Pixel and Android accessibility updates

These new AI-powered features across Pixel and Android help make the world even more accessible.

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13 Aug 2024

The new Pixel 9 phones bring you the best of Google AI

Take a look at our three latest Pixel phones that have upgraded cameras, improved performance and helpful AI.

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13 Aug 2024

Android is reimagining your phone with Gemini

With AI at the core of Android, we’ve rebuilt Gemini and tailored it for your device, in a private and secure way.

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13 Aug 2024

Meet Pixel Buds Pro 2, the first Buds built for Gemini

Today we launched Pixel Buds Pro 2, with twice the noise cancellation in a design that’s smaller, lighter, more comfortable and secure.

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13 Aug 2024

14 new things you can do with Pixel thanks to AI

Learn more about AI-powered features for Google Pixel devices announced at Made By Google 2024.

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13 Aug 2024

Introducing Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Google’s newest foldable phone

Today Google launched the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, our thinnest foldable phone with our biggest display, supported by our most powerful Tensor G4 processor.

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13 Aug 2024

Google Pixel Watch 3: bigger, brighter, fine-tuned for fitness

Pixel Watch 3, the latest version of our flagship smartwatch, offers a stunning design combined with even better performance.

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13 Aug 2024

Gemini makes your mobile device a powerful AI assistant

At Made by Google, we shared how Gemini is evolving to provide AI-powered assistance that will be infinitely more helpful.

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13 Aug 2024

Private AI For All: Our End-To-End Approach to AI Privacy on Android

Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security and Privacy, and Giles Hogben, Senior Director, Privacy Engineering, Android

Your smartphone holds a lot of your personal information to help you get things done every day. On Android, we...

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13 Aug 2024

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Standards and Progress

Posted by Royal Hansen, VP, Privacy, Safety and Security Engineering, Google, and Phil Venables, VP, TI Security & CISO, Google Cloud

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just released three finalized standards for post-quantum c...

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13 Aug 2024

A new effort to support teen mental health

Why we're supporting work to bring mental health resources to teenagers directly in their classrooms.

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12 Aug 2024

Improvements to conversion adjustment uploads

Starting on September 9, 2024, Google Ads API users will no longer need to wait 24 hours before uploading conversion adjustments - they can be uploaded immediately after the original conversion has been uploaded or recorded by Google tags.

This me...

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12 Aug 2024

Google Meet hardware event logs are now available in the security investigation tool and BigQuery

What’s changing We’re pleased to announce a new set of features to help you conduct deeper analysis and more flexible issue detection within your Google Meet hardware fleet: First, Meet hardware log events are now captured in the security inv...

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12 Aug 2024

Manage all Calendar interop settings from the Admin console

What’s changingPreviously, the interoperability settings that allow Calendar users to see availability of colleagues using Outlook and vice-versa were split between two separate locations: in the Admin console and from https://calendar.google.com/Excha...

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12 Aug 2024

An incredible life and career

A tribute to early Googler and former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who died after two years of living with lung cancer.

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9 Aug 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 9, 2024

3 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both&nb...

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9 Aug 2024

Promotion of Structured Data Files QA format to general availability

Today we’re announcing the promotion of the Structured Data Files (SDF) QA format to general availability.

The SDF QA Format was initially released in open beta on May 30, 2024. The QA format allows you to download SDFs for Line Item and YouTube Ad...

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8 Aug 2024

“Take notes for me” in Google Meet is rolling out soon; pre-configure access with a new admin setting

What’s changing “Take notes for me,” an AI-powered feature in Google Meet that automatically takes notes during your meetings, will be rolling out soon. Prior to end user availability, admins can now configure whether their users can use this Goog...

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8 Aug 2024

#WeArePlay | How Jakub is infusing Czech mythology into his games

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing

In our latest film for #WeArePlay, which celebrates the people behind groundbreaking apps and games, Jakub takes us on a journey through the world of Amanita Design. Born in Prague, Czech Republi...

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8 Aug 2024

Announcing v17_1 of the Google Ads API

Today, we’re announcing the v17_1 release of the Google Ads API. To use some of the v17_1 features, you will need to upgrade your client libraries and client code. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published next week. This version...

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7 Aug 2024

Providing student engagement signals for Google Drive file attachments in Google Classroom

What’s changingWe’re introducing a new feature that surfaces richer student engagement data on assignments with Google Drive attachments in Google Classroom. With this update, teachers will have easily accessible visibility into whether students h...

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7 Aug 2024

Android Device Streaming: Announcing Early Access to Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo Device Labs

Posted by Grant Yang (Product Manager for OmniLab) & Adarsh Fernando (Product Manager for Android Studio)

At Google I/O 2024, we announced Android Device Streaming in open beta, which allows you as a developer to more easily access and int...

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6 Aug 2024

Available in open beta: configure third-party apps by select API scopes

What’s changing When your users sign in to third-party apps using the "Sign in with Google" option (single sign-on) or use OAuth to share their data with those apps, you can control what access those apps have to your organization’s Google data us...

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5 Aug 2024

Upcoming Changes in Python Version Support for the Google Ads API Client Library for Python

In October, 2024, Python 3.8 will reach end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the Python Software Foundation. Once Python 3.8 officially reaches end-of-life status, it will also no longer be supported by the Google Ads client library for Pyt...

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5 Aug 2024

Introducing recommendations in Google Search Console

This post announces Search Console recommendations, a new feature that provides websites with optimization
opportunities and suggests actions they can take to improve their presence on Google Search.

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5 Aug 2024

Smaller, Safer, More Transparent: Advancing Responsible AI with Gemma

ShieldGemma is a suite of safety content classifiers models built upon Gemma2 designed to keep users safe. GemmaScope is a new model interpretability tool that offers unparalleled insight into our models' inner workings.

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5 Aug 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 2, 2024

3 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both&nb...

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2 Aug 2024

Google Ads shopping report outage starting August 1, 2024

Update (August 2, 2024 13:30 PST): Follow our Google Ads dashboard at ads.google.com/status for updates. See this Google Ads entry for details on this outage.

We are actively looking into an issue with Google Ads. As of August 1 at about 2 PM EDT, th...

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1 Aug 2024

Educators can now create new classes in Google Classroom using SIS data and import grading periods from the SIS

What’s changing In 2023, we introduced the ability for Google Classroom teachers to export grading periods to their Student Information System (SIS) gradebook. This helps education teams simplify student data management and complete administrative...

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1 Aug 2024