New version of the Google Admin app on iOS

A new version of the Google Admin app for iOS is now available in the App Store. The app lets admins manage their Google for Work products on the go with their iPads and iPhones. This latest release (v1.1.0) contains the following features:

• Instant search for finding users
• Unifying the search fields for first name and last name for ease of use
• Ability to switch between multiple accounts quickly

• Conforming the UX to iOS 7 guidelines
• Adding a settings page with settings like remember password, etc
• Accessibility fixes

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:
Get the Google Apps Admin app on the App Store

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Manage Chrome policies on Android and iOS from Google Admin console

Since April 2013, admins have had the capability to set 100+ Chrome policies for users on Chrome Devices, Windows, Mac, and Linux when they sign-in to Chrome with their Google Apps account.

Today we are providing an early preview of applying some of these same policies to Chrome on Android and iOS as well. For example, you set bookmarks through the Managed Bookmarks setting on Google Admin console and it gets pushed to Chrome on all 6 platforms, including mobile. Similarly, you can set the Proxy policy or the Password Manager policy once and it will apply on Chrome on all 6 platforms. For more information on how to turn on this early preview feature, please see the link below.

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Apply policies to Chrome on Android and iOS

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More transparency for reporting data in Admin console and API

We have introduced a date picker at the top right of the Reports section in the Admin console to provide additional transparency into any reporting delays and unblock partial data feeds in the event some data is unavailable.

The latest date for which all data points are present (usually 2 days prior to the current day) has a green background. When this date gets delayed beyond the standard 2 days delay, admins can choose a later date to access data which is not delayed and is available at the selected date:

On the API side, the API will return data for the latest available report date and admins will be able to select older dates when data gets delayed. The API will also return a warning if some of the data is missing.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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View event support in Google Drive audit logs

Currently, Google Apps Unlimited customers are able to access Drive audit logs using the Reports API and in the 'Audit' section of the Admin console reports. The current Drive audit logs include events such as create, upload, edit, rename, move, add to folder, remove from folder, trash, delete and untrash. We are now adding view event support to the Drive audit logs.

View event will cover file views for Google and non-Google file formats. Admins will also be able to filter on view events and combine that with other filtering criteria like document name, user name and timestamp.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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New bulk mail filter in Gmail Spam settings

With this new option in Gmail Spam settings, admins can turn on more stringent filtering of bulk mail using a single checkbox. This is a feature that was available in Postini, and will now be available to Google Apps customers. For migrated Postini customers, the checkbox will be enabled by default.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/2368132

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Remotely manage Chromebox video meetings

Admins can now better manage video calls in Chromebox for meetings devices right from the Google Apps Admin console, with options like remotely starting, muting and hanging up a meeting. Meeting participants are still in full control of the device in their conference room, even if the video call is started remotely. For example, meetings are muted by default, but participants can unmute the microphone using the remote control if they need to be heard. They can also end the call or perform any other task available on the device. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Remotely manage video calls

Manage Chromebox for meetings devices

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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) available on Chromebooks

Many organizations already use single sign-on (SSO) for Google Apps. Today, we are launching SAML-based SSO login for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes as well. Using the Admin console, admins can begin evaluating and slowly rolling out this capability across their organizations by setting just one policy.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Configure SAML Single Sign-On for Chrome Devices


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New ‘User Security Management’ privilege for delegated admins

Currently there are a number of user security management features that are available only to super admins. To increase flexibility, our goal is to provide granular privileges so that some of these security features can be delegated to non-super admins.

To that end, we have created a new privilege called ‘User Security Management’ that allows delegated admins to perform the following actions for a specific user:

1. Enforce or disable 2-step verification for a given user
2. Disable a user's Login Challenge for 10 minutes
3. Retrieve/revoke application specific passwords
4. Retrieve/revoke 3-legged OAuth (3LO) tokens

In the past, delegated admins with any existing role with the ‘Users’ privilege were already able to disable 2-step verification for individual users. With this launch, these delegated admins will automatically get ‘User Security Management’ privileges to ensure they continue to have access to disable 2-step verification.

If an admin creates a new custom role, he/she will have the ability to selectively enable ‘Users’ or ‘User Security Management’ or both privileges going forward.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/1219251#user_security


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Richer profile information with extended user attributes in Admin console

When adding users to a domain in the Admin console, admins will now have the option to add and manage contact information on user profiles like secondary email address, as well as phone and address information. Admins will also be able to add employee details like Employee ID, Employee Type, Title, Manager, Department and Cost Center. The data entered is visible on user profiles in the Admin console and in Gmail contacts.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/179832  

https://support.google.com/a/answer/33310

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Transfer ownership of Drive files before deleting a user

To help prevent the accidental deletion of Drive files when deleting a user, admins will now be prompted to optionally transfer ownership of any files owned by the user. Admins can choose to transfer all files the user owns or only shared files they own. If the user is deleted without transferring the user’s Drive files, Google deletes the files the user owned within five days. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release (Note: this feature will be rolled out gradually) For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/33314

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Restore a user's Google Drive files

Admins can now restore a given user’s deleted Google Drive files for a specified date range. This helps ensure that, if a user accidentally deletes important files, those files are not permanently lost. The feature pertains to files that have been emptied from the Trash only. Files still in the Trash can be easily recovered by the user.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6052340

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Better spam management with Message Center

Building on the quarantine summary feature launched earlier this year, we are launching Message Center. Message Center is a web-based spam management system designed for Google Apps customers who relay some or all of their email traffic to on-premise SMTP servers. It provides the following features:

• Ability to view and search 30 days of clean/spam mail
• Ability to mark single or multiple messages as spam or not spam
• Delivery of messages that are not spam to the on-premise mailbox
• Addition and removal of contacts for whitelisting purposes
• Bookmark-able URLs for searches and individual messages

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/3028953

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/6011636

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Enhancements to the SMTP relay service

We are launching several enhancements to the SMTP relay service. Admins will benefit from the following key features:

• Multiple authentication configurations: Admins can now configure multiple sets of authentication rules. For instance, you can specify that messages sent from one IP address are always allowed, messages from another IP address are only allowed if encrypted with TLS, and messages from another IP address range require SMTP AUTH.
• SMTP AUTH: This newly supported authentication method uses Google “application-specific passwords” to allow admins to configure clients to authenticate to the relay service. This feature is available for registered Google Apps users only.
• IP range description field: To manage IP addresses more efficiently, admins can enter descriptions in text fields for each IP address or range that you use to set authentication rules.
• Selective enable/disable of IP ranges: Admins can selectively enable/disable IP ranges approved for relay as needed

Release track: Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information: https://support.google.com/a/answer/2956491

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Additional audit-logging for Marketplace apps usage

In an effort to maximize visibility for domain admins, we recently started logging admin actions related to Google Apps Marketplace (GAM) apps in Admin console. Admins can now view logs for whenever they install/uninstall a GAM app and when they grant/revoke data grants for an app. Admins can view this data in the Reporting section of Admin console. Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/110958109415435620761/posts/gB7nQda6n2E

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Manage your organization faster with insights from the new redesigned Admin Reports

We’re introducing a new redesigned Reports section to the Admin console to make it easier for admins to manage Google Apps and gain insights that help their entire organization run more efficiently. 

The new reporting section will offer domain highlights, user-level reporting, custom filtering/sorting on data and new audit streams (Login Audit). 

To use it, go to your Admin console and click on the Reports icon. If you would like to access the old reports section, click on the settings icon (gear icon) in the top right and select “Revert to the old reports page.”

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-visibility-and-insights-with-admin.html

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6000239?hl=en&ref_topic=4490889

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