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Stay on top of shared Drive files with automatic digest emails

What’s changingWe’re introducing a new feature that helps you track your shared Drive files through a new email digest. If you haven’t been active on Drive for 7 days and have multiple shared files that are unviewed, we’ll send you a reminder emai...

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10 Jun 2024

Check out this year’s 5 Doodle for Google finalists

Today we’re announcing the 2024 Doodle for Google top five finalists.

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10 Jun 2024

Changes to how you contact “Content API for Shopping” Support

What's Happening?

As we continue to improve our support experience, we are making changes to how you contact the Content API for Shopping support team.

What's Changing?

How you contact “Content API for Shopping” Support:

Shutting down current...

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10 Jun 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – June 7, 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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7 Jun 2024

Meet the Google TV network

We’re introducing the Google TV network, a new CTV ads network that offers in-stream video inventory across more than 125 channels built into Google TV.

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7 Jun 2024

Texting 911 becomes even more useful with RCS

Text 911 reliably using RCS, and even share high-resolution pictures, your precise location and more.

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6 Jun 2024

Enabling safe AI experiences on Google Play

Posted by Prabhat Sharma – Director, Trust and Safety, Play, Android, and Chrome

The rapid advancements in generative AI unlock opportunities for developers to create new immersive and engaging app experiences for users everywhere. In this time o...

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6 Jun 2024

Rollout Update: framing support for Series One Desk 27 and Board 65 devices and remote controlled devices

What’s changingWe recently announced several updates related to framing options on Google Hardware devices. One of these updates was adding framing support for Series One Desk 27 and Board 65 devices, as well as remote controlled Meet hardware devices....

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6 Jun 2024

Mapping human activity at sea with AI

Global Fishing Watch is releasing AI-powered datasets that map global ocean infrastructure and vessels not broadcasting on public systems.

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6 Jun 2024

NotebookLM goes global with Slides support and better ways to fact-check

NotebookLM, our AI-powered research and writing assistant, is getting new features and expanding to over 200 countries and territories.

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6 Jun 2024

A new AI tool to help monitor coral reef health

We’re releasing the AI model SurfPerch, that is being deployed thanks to contributions from people around the world to our Calling in Our Corals platform

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6 Jun 2024

I tried 8 of our newest AI products and updates

Here's one Googler's experience of experimenting our newest AI products and updates at Google I/O 2024.

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5 Jun 2024

Announcing v17 of the Google Ads API

Today, we’re announcing the v17 release of the Google Ads API. To use some of the v17 features, you will need to upgrade your client libraries and client code. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published next week.

Here are the ...

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5 Jun 2024

Request to join spaces in Google Chat

What’s changingCurrently, to join a private space in Google Chat, a space member must invite or add you to the space. To make it even easier to more broadly share information, build communities and foster discussion across your organization, we’re intr...

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5 Jun 2024

5 things my kids and I love about the Fitbit Ace LTE

Fitbit Ace LTE, our first-of-its-kind smartwatch designed for kids, is now available.

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5 Jun 2024

Apply to our new program for startups using AI to improve U.S. infrastructure

Technology companies based in the U.S. can now apply for the new Google for Startups AI Academy: American Infrastructure program.

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5 Jun 2024

TAG Bulletin: Q2 2024

Our bulletin covering coordinated influence operation campaigns terminated on our platforms in Q2 2024.

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4 Jun 2024

Stay up to date on important changes in your Google Sheets

This announcement was part of Google Cloud Next ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the next wave of innovations in Workspace, including enhancements to Gemini for Google Workspace.What’s changingIn order to provide greater visibility int...

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4 Jun 2024

Top 3 Updates for Building with AI on Android at Google I/O ‘24

Posted by Terence Zhang – Developer Relations Engineer

At Google I/O, we unveiled a vision of Android reimagined with AI at its core. As Android developers, you're at the forefront of this exciting shift. By embracing generative AI (Gen AI), you...

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4 Jun 2024

#WeArePlay | How Zülal is using AI to help people with low vision

Posted by Leticia Lago – Developer Marketing

Born in Istanbul, Türkiye with limited sight, Zülal has been a power-user of visual assistive technologies since the age of 4. When she lost her sight completely at 10 years old, she found herself re...

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4 Jun 2024

We’re on LinkedIn (finally)

The Google Search Central LinkedIn channel is (finally) here!

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4 Jun 2024

Adding markup support for organization-level return policies

We're adding support for return policies at the organization level, which means you'll
be able to specify a general return policy for your business instead of having to define one
for each individual product you sell.

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4 Jun 2024

Android Device Streaming, powered by Firebase, is now in Beta

Posted by Adarsh Fernando, Senior Product Manager, Android Developer Tools

Validating your app on a range of Android screens is an important step to developing a high quality Android app. However, getting access to the device you need, when you ...

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3 Jun 2024

Deprecation of publisherReviewStatuses field in the Display & Video 360 API

Today we’re deprecating the publisherReviewStatuses field in the Display & Video 360 API Creative resource. The field will sunset on June 26, 2024. After the sunset, publisherReviewStatuses will always contain an empty array in retrieved Creative res...

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3 Jun 2024

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The last step of our migration to a mobile-first index
will soon be complete: the small set of sites we've still been crawling with desktop Googlebot
will be crawled with mobile Googlebot after July 5, 2024.
Most...

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3 Jun 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – May 31, 2024

1 New updateUnless 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&nbs...

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31 May 2024

Launching Structured Data Files QA format and v7.1

Today we’re announcing the general availability of the Structured Data Files (SDF) v7.1 and the open beta of our new QA format. Both are available to all Display & Video 360 users.

While in open beta, the QA format might be updated without notice. ...

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30 May 2024

The Calendar API now distinguishes events created from Gmail

What’s changingStarting May 30, 2024, the Calendar API will distinguish events created from Gmail. New and existing events from Gmail that are scheduled for a future date will:Appear with a new event Type “fromGmail” instead of “default”.Include the em...

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30 May 2024

7 new Android features to elevate your everyday

Android is announcing new features rolling out now and in the coming weeks.

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30 May 2024

Search Central Live 2024 is coming back to the APAC region

Search Central Live is coming back to the Asia Pacific region, bringing you insights from Google Search, fun networking opportunity, and more! This year we're aiming to visit Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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30 May 2024

Gemini for Workspace usage reports are now available in Admin console

What’s changing Starting today, we’re introducing Gemini for Workspace usage reports in the Admin console. This report gives admins an overarching view of how Gemini is being used in their organization, specifically: Assigned Gemini licenses,...

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29 May 2024

A new guide to help you upgrade to Performance Max using the Google Ads API

Do you want to discover if Performance Max can provide additional benefits beyond your existing campaigns?
Are you interested in upgrading existing campaigns to Performance Max?
Do you need to scale your upgrades using the Google Ads API?

What’s new
...

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29 May 2024

Top 3 Updates for Building Excellent Apps at Google I/O ‘24

Posted by Tram Bui, Developer Programs Engineer, Developer Relations

Google I/O 2024 was filled with the latest Android updates, equipping you with the knowledge and tools you need to build exceptional apps that delight users and stand out from t...

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28 May 2024

Personal information cards and Contacts sidebar will now display the organization name

What’s changingStarting May 28, 2024, the organization name and department will be displayed on personal information cards and in the Contacts sidebar. This information provides helpful context about the people you’re interacting with and displaying th...

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28 May 2024

Now generally available: Edit client-side encrypted Excel files in Google Sheets

What’s changing Last year, we announced in beta the ability to view and edit client-side encrypted Excel files with Google Sheets. Starting today, we’re rolling it out in general availability for select customers. Additional detailsWith this relea...

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28 May 2024

Introducing audit logs for these API-based actions

What’s changingDrive log events provide admins with visibility into their organization’s user activity in Drive. Previously, download activity for files triggered by the use of Google Workspace APIs was not visible to admins as a Drive log event. ...

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28 May 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – May 24, 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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24 May 2024

Announcing v202405 of the Google Ad Manager API

We're pleased to announce that v202405 of the Google Ad Manager API is available today. This release brings support for contextual targeting.

It also includes a number of deprecations, such as the removal of the ActivityService, ActivityGroupServic...

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24 May 2024

A Developer’s Roadmap to Predictive Back (Views)

Posted by Ash Nohe and Tram Bui – Developer Relations Engineers

Before you read on, this topic is scoped to Views. Predictive Back with Compose is easier to implement and not included in this blog post. To learn how to implement Compose with Pr...

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24 May 2024

Google @ KotlinConf 2024: A Look Inside Multiplatform Development with KMP and more

Posted by Murat Yener – Developer Relations Engineer

Following our recent Google I/O announcement recommending Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for sharing business logic across mobile, web, server, and desktop platforms, and our move to use KMP in ...

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24 May 2024

Expanding voice typing and automatic captions to additional browsers

What’s changingCurrently users can edit their documents in Google Docs or edit speaker notes in Google Slides by using their voice. Users can also turn on automatic captions to display the speakers’ words in real time while presenting in Slides. These ...

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23 May 2024

3 new ways to use Google AI on Android at work

Learn how new Google AI on Android features can boost employee productivity, help developers to build smarter tools and improve business workflows.

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23 May 2024

Create Performance Max campaigns in Google Ads scripts

We recently published a new suite of guides on how to create Performance Max campaigns in Google Ads scripts. You can check them out on our developers site.

These guides focus on using the new mutate function, which lets you access most of the feature...

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23 May 2024

Introducing Gemini offerings for Google Workspace for Education customers

What’s changing Beginning May 23, 2024, Google for Education customers will be able to leverage new and powerful ways of working, teaching and learning with Gemini for Google Workspace with two new paid add-ons:Gemini Education is a lower price of...

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23 May 2024

Manage spaces at scale with new Chat API functionality

What’s changingWe are pleased to announce the launch for additional features of Chat API via the Developer Preview Program, enabling space management at scale on behalf of admin users. These new features, which you can read more about down below,...

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23 May 2024

Epic’s proposed remedies are bad for everyone but Epic

Epic’s proposed changes to Android and Google Play would harm consumers, developers and device manufacturers.

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22 May 2024

Send emails to spaces in Google Chat

This announcement was part of Google Cloud Next ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the next wave of innovations in Workspace, including enhancements to Gemini for Google Workspace.What’s changingWe’re introducing a new way to manage your...

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22 May 2024

Introducing adaptive audio in Google Meet: creating ad-hoc meeting spaces with multiple laptops

What’s changing In this hybrid work era, we hear from customers that finding a video conferencing room to join a meeting is often difficult. With “adaptive audio,” you and your team can join Google Meet using multiple laptops in close proximity wi...

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22 May 2024

Pausing Google Ads Keywords starting June 10 due to Low Activity

Starting June 10, 2024, we are rolling out a permanent change that automatically pauses Google Ads keywords that haven’t had any impressions during the last 13 months. The rollout is expected to be complete for all production Google Ads accounts in A...

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22 May 2024

On Fire Drills and Phishing Tests

Matt Linton, Chaos SpecialistIn the late 19th and early 20th century, a series of catastrophic fires in short succession led an outraged public to demand action from the budding fire protection industry. Among the experts, one initial focus was on “Fir...

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22 May 2024

Filter, sort, and display your Google Meet hardware devices by product service status

What’s changing You can currently filter, sort, and display your Google Meet hardware devices by whether they are online, offline, or experiencing an application load-failure. Today, we’re expanding these parameters to include whether the Calendar...

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21 May 2024

Take the 2024 Google Publisher Tag developer survey

Since 2020, we've asked the Google Publisher Tag (GPT) developer community to provide their valuable feedback through an annual survey. This feedback influences what we work on each year, and has directly inspired work on resources and tools like the ...

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21 May 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – May 17, 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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17 May 2024

Jump in with Dashie on Waze

Check out Waze’s latest driving experience with YouTuber Dashie.

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17 May 2024

How we work with cultural institutions to bring their collections to everyone

For International Museum Day, we're sharing 3 simple but effective tips to help cultural partners reach more audiences across platforms.

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17 May 2024

New support for AI advancement in Central and Eastern Europe

Google invests $2 million in INSAIT, the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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17 May 2024

Preview files in Google Drive with new hovercard feature

What’s changing To review files in Google Drive, you currently have to open each file manually or right-click on a file and then click “Open with > Preview” from the context menu. Additionally, if you want to see what updates have been made to ...

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16 May 2024

Gemini for Google Workspace feature Help me write now available in Spanish and Portuguese

This announcement was part of Google I/O ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog for more about new ways to engage with Gemini for Workspace and the Keyword Blog for more ways to stay productive with Gemini for Google Workspace.What’s changi...

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16 May 2024

8 new accessibility updates across Lookout, Google Maps and more

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, here’s new updates to our accessibility products.

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16 May 2024

Four new ways we’re partnering with the disability community

We’re excited to announce the Google Rising Influencers with Disabilities Program, a first of its kind program to support people with disabilities.

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16 May 2024