Available in open beta: configure third-party apps by select API scopes

What’s changing 

When your users sign in to third-party apps using the "Sign in with Google" option (single sign-on) or use OAuth to share their data with those apps, you can control what access those apps have to your organization’s Google data using app access controls. 


Admins currently can configure the third-party apps as “Trusted”, giving them access to all OAuth scopes or as “Limited”, giving them access to scopes only from Google services which are not restricted. Beginning today, we’re giving admins another layer of granular control for third-party apps. Specifically, you can now configure apps to be limited by selected OAuth 2.0 Scopes for Google APIs, such as Drive or Gmail scopes. This helps ensure that these apps do not gain additional access without admin consent based on new API scopes that they might request in the future, keeping data access limited to only what is deemed absolutely necessary by admins.




Getting started

Rollout pace


Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as Cloud Identity Free and Premium customers


Resources


Upcoming Changes in Python Version Support for the Google Ads API Client Library for Python

In October, 2024, Python 3.8 will reach end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the Python Software Foundation. Once Python 3.8 officially reaches end-of-life status, it will also no longer be supported by the Google Ads client library for Python. That means we will not make updates to the library, or address any issues related to compatibility with Python 3.8, outside of critical security updates.

In Q1 2025 we will release a new major version of the library that is incompatible with Python 3.8. This new version will include support for Python 3.13. Users of deprecated, or soon-to-be deprecated versions of Python, are at risk of losing access to the Google Ads API. Please note the below timelines:

  • Python 3.7 users will lose access to the API when v15 is sunset on September 25, 2024
  • Python 3.8 users will lose access to the API when v18 is sunset in Q3 or Q4 2025.

Any library users currently relying on Python 3.7 or 3.8 should upgrade their systems to Python 3.9 or higher as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about this change, please file an issue on the client library repository.

- Ben Karl, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 2, 2024

3 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.


More granular control for Google Apps Script
We’re introducing a new toggle in the Admin console that adds controls for who can access and execute Google Apps Script scripts.
  • Users who have Apps Script turned on can use it to create, edit, and execute Apps Script scripts.
  • When disabled, end users can’t create or edit scripts and script and trigger executions are blocked. 
By default, Apps Script is turned on for all users in an organization. To change this setting, navigate to the Admin console > Apps > Google Workspace > Drive and Docs > Google Apps Script. This setting will not take effect if the entire Drive and Docs Service is turned OFF.  | Rolling out now to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. | Available to Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about turning Apps Script on or off for users.


Improving tables in Google Sheets
Following our announcement of tables in Google Sheets, we’re excited to introduce improvements to the experience. More specifically, you can now: 

1. Add table rows (anywhere in a table) and columns (to the right of a table) from an easy button at the edge of a table. 
Add table rows and columns from an easy button at the edge of a table.

2. Automatically set column types when converting a range to a table.
Automatically set column types when converting a range to a table

3. Drag values down or across to auto-fill cells, which expands the table automatically.

Drag values down or across to auto-fill cells, which expands the table automatically.

4. Use spaces in table names, meaning you can name something “Project tracker” instead of “Project_tracker”.

Use spaces in table names
Rollout to Rapid Release domains for #2 is complete; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for August 5, 2024. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now for #1, #3 and #4; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for August 14, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about using tables in Google Sheets. 

Google Meet annotation updates for mobile devices 
Earlier this year, we announced annotations for Google Meet, which made it possible for presenters and their appointed co-annotators to highlight content or make other notations over presented content. Beginning today, Android users can appoint co-annotators. Previously on Android devices, it was only possible for presenters to use annotations. | Rolling out now to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. | Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Standard, and Plus; Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus; Frontline Starter and Standard; Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Education Standard, Plus, the Teaching & Learning Upgrade; Workspace Individual subscribers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about using annotations in Google Meet.


Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.


Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat 
We’re introducing the ability to follow and review threads within the home shortcut in Chat. | Learn more about threads in home. 

Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive introduces a new PDF viewing experience 
You can now interact with the Gemini side panel while viewing PDFs. | Learn more about PDF viewing with Gemini. 

Allowlist and Audit Logs for URLs accessed from Google Apps Script and Google Sheets 
Admins can now monitor which URLs are being accessed by referencing new logs that we’re adding to the audit and investigation page. Admins can then create an allowlist that controls which of those URLs they’d like to enable/disable. | Learn more about accessed URLs. 

Prevent downloading, printing, or copying files by combining Data Loss Prevention rules with Context-Aware Access conditions 
Today, we’re expanding protections by enabling admins to combine DLP rules with Context-Aware Access conditions. | Learn more about combining rules and conditions.

Admins can now centrally set default grading settings for teachers in their district
Classroom admins can now centrally set default grading settings for teachers in their district using the Admin console. | Learn more about default grading settings.

Educators can now create new classes in Google Classroom using SIS data and import grading periods from the SIS
Teachers can now create new classes by importing information such as student rosters, co-teachers, grading categories, and grading periods from their SIS. Also, teachers can now import their grading periods from their student information systems (SIS) into Classroom. | Learn more about new SIS capabilities. 


Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.



Rapid Release Domains: 
Scheduled Release Domains: 
Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

Paused rollouts

We have paused the rollout for this feature while we evaluate performance and quality. We will provide an update with new rollout information as soon as possible. 

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).  


Google Ads shopping report outage starting August 1, 2024

Update (August 2, 2024 13:30 PST): Follow our Google Ads dashboard at ads.google.com/status for updates. See this Google Ads entry for details on this outage.

We are actively looking into an issue with Google Ads. As of August 1 at about 2 PM EDT, the following reports are down and are returning internal API errors:

Thank you for your patience as we resolve this issue.

Nadine Wang, Google Ads API Team