Google Apps Update Alert - Google Hangouts

Guest access to Hangouts video calls without a Google account Posted: 19 Nov 2015 09:07 AM PST Last year, we introduced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external meeting guests may request to join if not explicitly invited. We completed the rollout of this feature across all platforms earlier this year. Starting today, we’re making this feature even more useful by removing the requirement that guests have a Google account in order to join a Hangouts video call. Here’s how it works: guests without a Google account who have been provided with the video call link by the organizer will be asked to provide their name and then request to join the call. Any attendee from the domain organizing the video call can then allow the guest into the meeting. We’re also making this easier for guests who do not use Google Calendar by ensuring a link to the video call is visible in the description of the event. This new feature is available now for guests joining with a web browser, making it easy for Apps customers using Hangouts to meet with anyone - inside or outside their organization, with or without a Google account. Customers with Chromebox for meetings will also have an even easier method for guests to present content in meeting rooms. Check out the Help Center for more information: Hangouts | Chromebox for meetings Launch Details  Release track:   Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release Rollout pace:  Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) Impact:  All end users Action: Change management suggested/FYI More Information Help Center: Hangouts | Chromebox for meetings Google for Work blog post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted Launch release calendar Launch detail categories Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates

Google Apps Update Alert - A Better Google Plus

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A simpler, better Google+ Posted: 17 Nov 2015 02:05 PM PST Today we’re rolling out a few updates to Google+ that make it easier to focus on the features our Apps customers tell us they find the most useful. There’s a new homestream to quickly browse through content, Communities that make it easy to safely share ideas and Collections that enable organizations to curate their work and keep it in one easy-to-find place.  The fully redesigned homestream is built to be fast and simple. The new design makes it easier to use whether you’re at your desk browsing through posts or sharing an update on the go from a smaller mobile device screen.  Domain-restricted Communities are a popular way for organizations to share content and ideas amongst teammates, with the peace of mind that they’ll stay private. We’ve already seen how a global fashion brand uses Communities to inspire conversation about products and branding among employees across the world and how a Japanese startup is keeping their staff up-to-date as they build a vaccine. Collections let you keep all your related content in one spot and make it easier to discover and browse. For example, earlier this year we dedicated a week on the Google for Work G+ page to our awesome System Admins. In order to keep all that content together, we put it into a Collection.  For more information on the launch check out the Official Google Blog. The new-look Google+ is available on the web today and is coming to iOS and Android later this week. Launch Details Release track:   Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release today on the web and on iOS and Android later this week Rollout pace:  Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) Impact: All end users Action: Change management suggested/FYI More Information Help Center Official Google blog post Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted Launch release calendar Launch detail categories Get these product update alerts by email Subscribe to the RSS feed of these updates