2020/12/15

Google Workspace Updates: 2 new posts

New endpoint details view in Meet Quality Tool

Posted: 14 Dec 2020 10:31 AM PST

What's changing

We've added a new drill-down view in Meet Quality Tool that shows additional details on connection endpoint level. By clicking an endpoint in the meeting timeline, admins can now also view:

User video mute/unmute activity
Network protocol changes (UDP, TCP)
Network connection type (wired, Wi-Fi, cellular connections)
For participants admitted after knocking, who admitted them
For participants who were ejected from the meeting, who ejected them
End-of-call quality rating (when submitted)

For still ongoing meetings, the timeline and drill-down are loaded with near-real-time values.

Who's impacted

Admins

Why it's important

A combination of many technical factors and activities affect the perceived quality of a meeting. This additional level of information about meetings helps admins become more effective in improving the meeting quality for their users.

Getting started

Admins: These new details are available by default when viewing any meeting in the Meet Quality Tool. You can click any connection endpoint in the timeline to bring up the endpoint details view.

Hovering over an event shows additional details and a timestamp for the event.

End users: This feature doesn't impact end users.

Rollout pace

This feature is available now for all users.

Availability

Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers

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Improved Google Meet experience on the Nest Hub Max

Posted: 14 Dec 2020 09:12 AM PST

Quick launch summary

Earlier this year, we launched the ability to use Google Meet on Nest Hub Max in beta. Now, we're making several updates to improve the experience of using Meet on this smart display. Specifically we're adding:

An in-call clock to keep meetings on schedule. Just tap on the screen to see it.
Nameplates on user tiles to help you see who is in a meeting.
Tap-to-pin specific users, so you can make an individual video feed larger if needed. Double tap on a feed to pin or unpin.
2x2 grid view, so you can see up to 4 meeting participants at once, including your own video.
An overflow menu, so you can see call attendees not displayed in the grid view.

Pin a user to make an individual video feed larger

Use the overflow menu to see call attendees not displayed in the 2x2 grid