Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
View Gemini feature usage and threshold reports in the Admin console
Today, we’re releasing new adoption and usage metrics to our Gemini reports in the Admin console. These new reports offer administrators comprehensive visibility into AI feature usage and thresholds to help them better manage their Workspace subscription and Gemini adoption. This includes usage data by features, apps, and active users. | Learn more about Gemini feature usage and threshold reports in the Admin console.
Gemini usage report in the Admin console that shows per-feature data on active users and users at the limit
User-level Gemini usage report in the Admin console that shows data across apps and overall activity
Improvements to local administrative access controls on Windows devices
We are updating the administrative privileges setting for Windows device management to give administrators more control over how local administrative access is handled on Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices, managed by Google Endpoint Management. This update simplifies settings and provides greater flexibility for organizations that need to preserve local admin access while managing specific users via Google Workspace.
| Learn more about Improvements to local administrative access controls on Windows devices.Forecast data in Connected Sheets using BigQuery ML and TimesFM
Create custom soundtracks with Lyria 3 in the Gemini app
New user controls for Take notes for me
New 'Take notes for me' configuration in the Admin console for select Gemini Alpha customers
Educators can now get help drafting personalized guidance on written assignments with AI-suggested feedback in Google Classroom
Manage permission to edit group details and changes to groups settings
The new setting: “Who can modify group details”