

“Collaboration doesn’t stop at the workplace - our products have been optimized for broad participation, sharing and helpfulness since the beginning,” said Javier Soltero, VP and GM, Google Workspace. Until now, only paying G Suite/Workspace users had access to this new Workspace user experience. This new paid offering will be available “soon” in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil and Japan.Ĭonsumers will have to switch from the classic Hangouts experience (RIP) to the new Google Chat to enable it - and with this update, all users will now have access to the new Google Chat, too.
#GOOGLE WORK SPACES PROFESSIONAL#
( Update: Google Workspace Individual subscription will be $9.99/month, with an introductory price of $7.99/month.) With that, users will get access to “ premium capabilities, including smart booking services, professional video meetings and personalized email marketing, with much more on the way.” We’ll likely hear more about this later this year.

You can think of it as the same Google productivity apps you’re already familiar with (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Chat, etc.), but with a new wrapper around it and deeper integrations between the different apps.įor individual users who want more from their Workspace, there will also be a new paid offering, though Google isn’t saying how much you’ll have to pay yet. The core philosophy behind Workspace is to enable deeper collaboration between users.
#GOOGLE WORK SPACES FREE#
They are waiting to hear feedback from their test audiences in the United States before making this widely available throughout the platform.Google today announced that it is making Workspace, the service formerly known as G Suite (and with a number of new capabilities), available to everyone, including consumers on free Google accounts. “ We’re designing our products in accordance with Google’s AI Principles that keep the user in control, letting AI suggestions that you’re able to accept, edit, and change.”īecause this was just announced on Tuesday and is still very much in the testing phase, Google Workspace recognises that this product is still a work in progress. One thing that is very important to Google Workspace is that the user is still in control. There are many different options to choose from, including formalise, elaborate, shorten, bulletize, “ I’m feeling lucky ” (which makes the writing a little more whimsical), and write a draft.

The generative AI will also have the option to rewrite what users have already written in their email, Google Doc, etc. The idea is for these new features to help you get started on writing, and also save you some time if you are in a hurry. Google Workspace expects the generative AI to be helpful on Google Docs, specifically because when you open a blank document it can be very daunting. The systems will be tested in Google Docs and Gmail to begin, with the expectation that it will be incorporated into Slides, Sheets, Meet and Chat as well, after Google Workspace receives feedback from their test audiences.
