Briefplatform changeAug 17, 2026

Google Workspace adds Slides recording, Chat controls and admin reporting updates

Google said users can now record presentations from a new Record option in Google Slides using Google Vids, which produces a shareable link and supports transcript-based editing and voiceover generation [2]. Administrators gained a setting in Google Chat that blocks specific users or groups from creating spaces while still allowing direct and group direct messages, replacing an earlier all-or-nothing toggle [5], and Google Chat usage metrics were added to the Gemini reports dashboard at both organization and user levels, with some summarization interactions now counted as active [3]. Google also made the Workspace Allowlisted Domains API generally available under the Cloud Identity API suite, letting admins manage allowlisted domains programmatically instead of manually in the Admin console [4]. A weekly recap noted new external sharing fields for admin reporting and additional enterprise security controls for Workspace Studio, described as no-code agentic automation [1].

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