New available contacts tab for Hangouts in Gmail

With this launch, we are introducing a new tab to Hangouts in Gmail that shows a list of a person’s contacts sorted by availability, making it easier to see which contacts are currently online.

Available contacts (those with the green circle) will show in an alpha-ordered list first, followed by a second alpha-ordered list of unavailable contacts. Contacts can be hidden or pinned to the top of the contacts list regardless of their availability.

To access the new contacts tab, click on the person icon on the bottom of the Hangouts section.

Release track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks

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Optimize the experience working with Office files on your Chromebook

People using Chrome OS on the latest versions (36.0.1985.138 or 36.0.1985.126), and who are opted-in to the new Drive UI, can now edit Office files natively from Drive and Gmail. They will also experience greater stability and rendering fidelity for files. 

If your organization manages updates for Chrome, be sure to update to the latest Chrome OS versions to get the best experience working with Office files on your Chromebook.

For more information:  

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2481498

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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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Support for third-party internationalized email addresses in Gmail

With this launch, Gmail users will be able to send to, and receive from, email addresses that contain accented or non-Latin characters. This includes both the domain name (to the right of the @ symbol) and/or the local-part (to the left of the @ symbol), as in 武＠メール.グーグル.

Google Accounts will continue to contain only non-accented Latin characters (ASCII), so users will not be able to create an account such as Борис@gmail.com.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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New version of Gmail iOS app

A new version of the Gmail iOS app is now available in the App Store. The launch includes:

• Save attachments directly to Google Drive so you can access them anywhere while saving space and bandwidth on your device
• Insert Google Drive files directly into messages
• New account management options to choose which accounts you want to have visible in Gmail without removing accounts from your device.
• Change your profile picture (in Settings)

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Gmail blog post

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Get the most out of Gmail with the new setup gadget

Gmail now has a setup gadget to help people new to Gmail get started. This gadget is customized for Google Apps and helps people set up their Gmail account with actions like adding a profile picture and creating an email signature, and teaches them to use features like undo send and creating an auto-responder. 

The setup gadget is hidden once the person completes all actions, dismisses the gadget or after two weeks. It can be relaunched from Settings.

Release track:

Rapid release (rolled out gradually over the next week), with Scheduled release coming two weeks later

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6010214


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