G Suite update brings Assistant beta, add-ons for Gmail and more

There's a lot packed in this update, including the ability to edit Microsoft Role documents in Docs

Every bit dandy as Google's Yard Suite offering is, information technology'southward usually disappointingly far behind in the feature department.

For example, some Google staples, like Assistant back up and Family Sharing are absent. Even so, some of that is set to change, according to a slew of changes and new features Google announced.

Start upwardly, Grand Suite now works with Google Assistant. Specifically, Google says Assistant can now read and manage your calendar. Before this, the only fashion to use your piece of work calendar with Assistant was to share it to a personal account.

Yet, the Assistant support is still in beta, so your mileage may vary. I was unable to make information technology work with my phones or Grand Suite account, unfortunately.

Additionally, Thou Suite is getting add-ons that plug into Gmail, Calendar and other Google services.

"Employees can now consult a CRM tool for information while drafting a Google Doc, add tasks into a project management tool straight from an email in Gmail, and more," Google said in a blog post.

Google is also adding customizable metadata to Drive files to make them easier to search. Deject Search is getting third-party connectivity besides, and automatic live captions are coming to Hangouts Come across, BigQuery database integration is coming to Sheets, you'll be able to edit Microsoft Office files with Google Docs and even set pin codes for Docs files.

Google is also changing the name of Google+ for Enterprise to Currents.

Finally, Google Vocalisation is also coming to Thousand Suite. Unfortunately, Phonation isn't available in Canada nonetheless.

You tin read up on all the new things coming to Grand Suite here.

Source: Google Via: Android Police