G Suite Updates: 3 new posts

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• Collaborate with people who are not using a Google account in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites
• Improving braille support in Google Docs
• Dark theme now available for Google Voice on iOS

Collaborate with people who are not using a Google account in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:10 PM PDT What's changing  We're making visitor sharing—secure, pincode-based collaboration with people who do not have a Google account—generally available. This means you can share items with non-Google accounts, enabling them to view, comment on, or edit content in Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites using a secure pincode.  Visitor sharing was previously available in beta, and will replace the current admin setting to allow users in your organization to send sharing invitations.  ' We'll introduce the new feature according to this timeline:  August 31, 2020: The setting to control sharing with people who are not using a Google account will begin to appear in the Admin console. This setting may be on or off by default depending on your current settings. See "Getting started" below to learn more. This setting will not start taking effect for users until September 8, 2020 (for Rapid release domains) or September 28, 2020 (for Scheduled release domains).  September 8, 2020: Users in Rapid Release domains will be able to use the new feature, if enabled by their admin.  September 28, 2020: Users in Scheduled Release domains will be able to use the new feature, if enabled by their admin.  Who's impacted  Admins and end users  Why you'd use it  G Suite customers often work with partners outside of their company. These external users, or "visitors," don't always have Google accounts, making it more difficult for G Suite and non-Google users to collaborate seamlessly and securely.  This new feature will help ensure smooth and secure collaboration with visitors through:  Rich collaboration—including comments, edits, and more⁠—with anyone you need to work with, regardless of whether they have a Google account.  Audit logging for collaboration with visitors, so that all interactions are monitored and recorded.  Ability to revoke access and remove collaborators as needed.  Reduced need to download, email, or create separate files to work with external users who don't have Google accounts.  If the visitor chooses to create a G Suite account with their email address, their collaboration and activity history will be preserved after the account is created.  Additional details  Visitor sharing will not be supported for Cloud Identity users. With this launch, Cloud Identity users will only be able to share with non-Google recipients by sending invites that allow users to preview file contents in a read-only mode without signing in to Google accounts.  Getting started  Admins:  Sharing outside of your organization to users with non-Google accounts will be ON by default if you currently allow users in your organization to send sharing invitations to people outside your organization who are not using a Google account. Sharing outside of your organization to users with non-Google accounts will be OFF by default if you currently do not do not allow sharing outside your organization, or use domain whitelisting, Use our Help Center to learn more about sharing to non-Google accounts.  Visitor sharing will be controlled by new settings at Admin console > Apps > G Suite > Drive and Docs > Sharing Settings. See image below. The new settings can be controlled at the domain or OU level.  End users: Visit our Help Center to learn more about visitor sharing. Visitors can use our Help Center to learn how to delete their visitor session.  Rollout pace  Admin console setting:  Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on August 31, 2020  End user feature availability:  Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 8, 2020  Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 28, 2020  Availability  Available to G Suite Business, G Suite Enterprise, G Suite for Education, G Suite Enterprise for Education, G Suite for Nonprofits, and G Suite Essentials customers  Not available to G Suite Basic, Cloud Identity customers, or users with personal accounts  Resources  G Suite Admin Help: Set Drive users' sharing permissions  Google Help: Share documents with visitor sharing  G Suite Updates Blog: Share files more easily with non-Google accounts in Drive Beta  Google Help: Delete your visitor session  Roadmap  This feature was listed as an upcoming G Suite release.

Improving braille support in Google Docs Posted: 31 Aug 2020 12:04 PM PDT Quick launch summary  We're making several improvements to braille support in Google Docs to make it easier for users of assistive technologies, including refreshable braille displays, to work on documents. These changes will enhance the experience of reading documents with new keyboard shortcuts, improved navigation, and more reliable verbalizations. We encourage assistive technology users to enable braille support when working in Docs. Improvements you may notice include:  You can use the new Ctrl+Alt+H (CMD+Option+H on Mac) shortcut to toggle braille support in Docs, Sheets, and Slides.  When you use shortcuts to navigate, we now announce where your cursor moves to, including comments, headings, misspellings, and suggestions.  We improved the reliability of navigating through lengthy documents and lists.  Images, misspellings, and grammar errors are now verbalized directly by assistive technology.  We've improved navigation and selection verbalizations when moving through tables and when selecting content, including announcing the entire cell's contents.  Please make sure to update to the latest versions of your assistive technologies and browsers to fully benefit from these improvements.  Getting started  Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.  End users: This feature will be ON by default for users with braille support turned on. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to use a braille display with Docs editors, and make sure to update to the latest versions of your browser and screen reader to use all features.  Rollout pace  Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting August 31, 2020  Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting September 17, 2020  Availability  Available to all G Suite customers and users with personal Google Accounts  Resources  Google Help: Accessibility for Docs editors  Google Help: Use a braille display with Docs editors

Dark theme now available for Google Voice on iOS Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:13 AM PDT Quick launch summary Google Voice will now support dark theme on iOS. Dark theme is already available for Voice on Android.  Dark theme for Google Voice Getting started Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. End users: The latest Google Voice update for iOS (version 20.36) will adopt the dark or light theme as set in iOS Settings. Learn more. Rollout pace Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout through the App store (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 31, 2020 Availability Available to all G Suite customers with Google Voice licenses and Voice users with personal accounts.

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