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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.

Context-Aware Access policies can now be applied to all internal and third-party apps using OpenID Connect
Admins can now apply Context-Aware Access (CAA) policies to apps which use OpenID Connect (OIDC), which are a subset of OAuth apps that are authenticated using Google sign-in. Admins can use a single setting to apply CAA policies to all OIDC apps by default. | Learn more about the new CAA / OIDC expansion.

Adding image support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive
we’re happy to announce that Gemini can now answer questions or give you summaries about images in Drive. For example, you could now ask Gemini to summarize this image, extract text from this image, extract information from this receipt/invoice into a table, generate alternate text for this image, or write a story about this image. | Learn more about using Gemini on images in Google Drive.

Image editing now available in the Gemini app
We’re bringing a significant update to the Gemini app for Google Workspace users: the introduction of powerful image editing capabilities. The updates will enable you to reimagine photos with prompts. You can start with a generated image or upload your own, and then prompt Gemini to combine it with other photos, change the context or location, change details within the image, and more. | Learn more about image editing in the Gemini app.

Gemini in Google Sheets helps you create dynamic and easily referenced tables
Building on the introduction of intelligent suggestions for table conversion, we’re now using Gemini to make tables in Sheets even more useful. Now, when you accept a “Convert to table” suggestion, Gemini will automatically format your data as a table and create a meaningful table name (e.g., Project_Status). | Learn more about using Gemini to make Sheets tables even more useful.

Edit videos more easily using the transcript in Google Vids
We know it's common for people to record themselves and later discover distracting pauses, and “uhms” and “uhs.” Or, after recording, you could decide you want to cut out an entire sentence to shorten a clip. Instead of having to record the entire clip over, Gemini in Vids can now generate a transcript of your recording, and then identify and trim filler words and awkward pauses out of the transcript with one click to help you sound your best and eliminate tedious editing tasks. | Learn more about editing via the transcript in Google Vids.

Deliver your message with AI avatars in Google Vids
Starting today, you can deliver a polished and consistent message by writing a script and choosing an AI avatar to deliver your content in Google Vids. Simply go to vids.new, click “AI Avatars”, type a script in the AI avatar right side panel, choose a persona, and Vids will generate a video for you to preview within minutes. Whether you need a reliable way to present information clearly for a dozen training videos or you don’t have time or budget to film the right spokesperson for your video, AI avatars provide a fast, consistent way to narrate your videos. | Learn more about generating AI avatars in Vids.

Convert images to video with Veo 3 in Google Vids
With this launch, you can upload an image into Google Vids and input a prompt to convert the image into a high quality eight-second video with sound. This experience uses Veo 3 to create dynamic and engaging content effortlessly by transforming product photography, logos, and more from static shots to engaging short videos based on your instructions. | Learn more about converting images to videos.

Daily Exports for Google Drive inventory reporting is now available in open beta
Google Drive Inventory reporting now supports scheduling a daily export of your Drive data assets to BigQuery, in addition to the existing weekly cadence. | Learn more about daily exporiting to BigQuery.
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What’s changing 

Google Drive Inventory reporting now supports scheduling a daily export of your Drive data assets to BigQuery, in addition to the existing weekly cadence. Compared to APIs, exporting inventory reports to BigQuery empowers administrators to understand their data more deeply, providing insights into how their data is classified, accessed, and used. Understanding these metrics can help admins to identify security risks, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and more. 


Getting started 


Rollout pace 


Availability 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus
  • Frontline Plus  
  • Education Standard and Education Plus 
  • Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Cloud Identity Premium 

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What’s changing 

With this launch, you can upload an image into Google Vids and input a prompt to convert the image into a high quality eight-second video with sound. This experience uses Veo 3 to create dynamic and engaging content effortlessly by transforming product photography, logos, and more from static shots to engaging short videos based on your instructions. 

Convert a product image into a dynamic video 

Image:

Text prompt used to animate the image: “Camera stays focused on the bag of coffee as a woman walks into frame holding a cup of coffee.” 

Video:


Animate an image to create an intro/outro scene 

Image:


Text prompt used to animate the image: "Panning shot as more workers wearing safety vests walk into the foreground." 

Video:

Getting started 


Rollout pace 


Availability 

Regions: 
  • For now, the ability to generate a video from an image is not available in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom. 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Business Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Nonprofits** 
  • Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on 
  • Customers with a Gemini Business*, Gemini Enterprise* add-on
Also available to: 
  • Google AI Pro and Ultra 
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details. 
**For a limited time, at least through May 31st, 2026, Business Starter, Enterprise Starter and Nonprofit accounts can access generative AI features in Vids. Learn about Google Vids availability. 

Resources 



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What’s changing 

Starting today, you can deliver a polished and consistent message by writing a script and choosing an AI avatar to deliver your content in Google Vids. 

Simply go to vids.new, click “AI Avatars”, type a script in the AI avatar right side panel, choose a persona, and Vids will generate a video for you to preview within minutes. 

Whether you need a reliable way to present information clearly for a dozen training videos or you don’t have time or budget to film the right spokesperson for your video, AI avatars provide a fast, consistent way to narrate your videos. Here are some examples of how you can use AI avatars to meet your video needs: 

  • Increase engagement in safety and upskilling content through training & development videos. 
  • Explain new policies and procedures for your organization with announcement videos. 
  • Create polished walkthroughs for new feature or product demo videos. 


Who’s impacted 

End users 

Why you’d use it 

This new feature provides a fast, consistent way to create polished video content — for onboarding, announcements, product explainers, and more — without the cameras or coordination headache. 

Additional details 

Each week you can generate up to 20 AI avatar generations. Each generation has a maximum length of 30 seconds. The current Vids session must remain open until generation is complete. Limits are subject to change, learn more here. 

Getting started 

  • Admins: Vids will be ON by default and can be disabled at the organizational level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Vids on or off for users. 
  • End users: 
    • You can choose from 12 different preset AI avatars. Each has a different look and built-in voice. When you use these AI avatars, you can add spoken content without the need to record audio. 
    • Vids is currently available in the user’s local language, but the AI features (e.g. Help me create, read-along teleprompter, AI avatars) are only available in English at this time. 
    • Visit the Help Center to learn more about getting started with Google Vids and using AI avatars in Google Vids. 

Rollout pace 


Availability 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Business Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Nonprofits** 
  • Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on 
  • Customers with a Gemini Business*, Gemini Enterprise* add-on
Also available to: 
  • Google AI Pro and Ultra 
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details. 
**For a limited time, at least through May 31st, 2026, Business Starter, Enterprise Starter and Nonprofit accounts can access generative AI features in Vids. Learn about Google Vids availability. 

Resources 


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What’s changing 

Following our recent announcement of balance sound in Google Vids, we’re excited to introduce an additional editing feature that effortlessly refines your videos and audio. 

We know it's common for people to record themselves and later discover distracting pauses, and “uhms” and “uhs.” Or, after recording, you could decide you want to cut out an entire sentence to shorten a clip. 

Instead of having to record the entire clip over, Gemini in Vids can now generate a transcript of your recording, and then identify and trim filler words and awkward pauses out of the transcript with one click to help you sound your best and eliminate tedious editing tasks. 

Who’s impacted 

End users 

Why you’d use it 

With transcript-based trimming, users can remove filler words, pauses, and unnecessary sections with a single click, producing a polished final video in no time. 

Additional details 

This feature is only available in English. 

Getting started 

  • Admins: Vids will be ON by default and can be disabled at the organizational level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Vids on or off for users. 
  • End users: 
    • To get started, go to vids.google.com in your web browser to create a new vid. 
    • Add a video or audio clip that contains speech in English. Or, record yourself using Insert > Recording, or the Record button in the righthand rail. 
    • Click on the video clip or audio track, and click the transcript editing icon and a side panel will open on the right. 
      • If the transcript is not ready, you will see a “Generating transcript…” message. 
    • Once ready, the transcript will be shown in the side panel. 
      • Filler words will be underlined and shown in red, like “uh.” 
      • Silences are denoted in parentheses with ellipses and their duration, like “(...3s).” 
    • Click on a word or silence and select “Remove.” 
    • When you play back your media, that word will be removed. 
    • Visit the Help Center to learn more about trimming video & audio transcripts in Google Vids. 

Rollout pace 


Availability 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Business Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter**, Standard and Plus 
  • Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Nonprofits** 
  • Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on 
  • Customers with a Gemini Business*, Gemini Enterprise* add-on
Also available to: 
  • Google AI Pro and Ultra 
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details. 
**For a limited time, at least through May 31st, 2026, Business Starter, Enterprise Starter and Nonprofit accounts can access generative AI features in Vids. Learn about Google Vids availability. 


Resources 


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