![]() “Back in October of last year, we announced some very significant updates to our communication and collaboration product line and our business, starting with the new brand and identity that we chose around Google Workspace that’s meant to represent what we believe is the future direction and real opportunity around our product - less around being a suite of individual products and more around being an integrated set of experiences that represent the future of work,” Soltero explained in a press briefing ahead of today’s announcement.Īnd then there is “Spaces.” Until now, Google Workspace features a tool called “Rooms.” Rooms are now Spaces. ![]() “Our focus is on delivering consumers, workers, teachers and students alike an equitable approach to collaboration, while still providing flexibility that allows these different subsets of users to take their own approach to communication and collaboration.” “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. ( 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 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.
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