What’s changing 

Earlier this year, we announced a new admin setting which restricts data and content sharing between Google Workspace accounts and personal Google accounts in Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on iOS. We’re now expanding this to include Google Chat. With data protection, users can only share or save content—such as files, emails, chat messages, or copied & pasted content—within Google Workspace accounts. This will protect users from sharing a Chat message with their personal Google accounts or saving data to their personal account. 

Admins can turn off sharing from company to personal Chat accounts

Who’s impacted 

Admins and end users 

Why it’s important 

Google applications on iOS support multi-user logins, allowing users to access Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Chat and Slides with their personal and Google Workspace accounts. Giving admins the ability to control how data is shared across user accounts helps minimize accidental data sharing. Together with the previously released copy and paste and drag and drop restrictions and protections against data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts, these measures expand data protection coverage and help increase the security of your corporate data on iOS. 

Getting started 

• Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling whether users can copy work data to personal apps on iOS devices. 
• End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. When enabled by your admin, you will be able to securely share enterprise Google Chat content. 

Rollout pace 

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 13, 2021

Availability 

• Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers 
• Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers

Resources 

• Google Help: Apply Settings For iOS Devices 
• Google Workspace Updates Blog: New iOS Data Protection setting protects data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts  

Roadmap 

•  This feature was listed as an upcoming release.

What’s changing 

Earlier this year, we announced a new admin setting which restricts data and content sharing between Google Workspace accounts and personal Google accounts in Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on iOS. We’re now expanding this to include Google Chat. With data protection, users can only share or save content—such as files, emails, chat messages, or copied & pasted content—within Google Workspace accounts. This will protect users from sharing a Chat message with their personal Google accounts or saving data to their personal account. 

Admins can turn off sharing from company to personal Chat accounts

Who’s impacted 

Admins and end users 

Why it’s important 

Google applications on iOS support multi-user logins, allowing users to access Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Chat and Slides with their personal and Google Workspace accounts. Giving admins the ability to control how data is shared across user accounts helps minimize accidental data sharing. Together with the previously released copy and paste and drag and drop restrictions and protections against data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts, these measures expand data protection coverage and help increase the security of your corporate data on iOS. 

Getting started 

• Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling whether users can copy work data to personal apps on iOS devices. 
• End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. When enabled by your admin, you will be able to securely share enterprise Google Chat content. 

Rollout pace 

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 13, 2021

Availability 

• Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers 
• Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers

Resources 

• Google Help: Apply Settings For iOS Devices 
• Google Workspace Updates Blog: New iOS Data Protection setting protects data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts  

Roadmap 

•  This feature was listed as an upcoming release.