Improved editing experience in Google Chat on the web

What’s changing 

You now can add rich formatting to Chat messages, such as bold, italics, or underlines. Rich text can also be accessed using standard keyboard shortcuts. 

Simply press the "A" icon in the chat compose bar to expand the formatting toolbar. 


Activating rich text editing from the compose bar

Activating rich text editing from the compose bar


Rich text editing is open and applied


Rich text editing is open and applied


Who’s impacted 

End users 

Why you’d use it 

Previously, Chat supported plain text or markdown characters only. With this update, users can easily format their text as needed directly in the compose bar. 

Getting started 

Rollout pace 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers 

Resources 

Add a page break before paragraphs in Google Docs in mobile

Quick launch summary 

Last year, we announced the ability to add page breaks before paragraphs on web. Now, this function is available on mobile. 

You can mark a paragraph to always begin on a new page with the new “Add page break before” option in Google Docs. This is particularly useful if you want certain paragraph styles to always create a new page such as titles, subtitles, or headings. 



Page break before paragraph on mobile

Page break before paragraph on mobile


This also means that you can import and export Microsoft Word and other third-party documents that have “Page break before” applied to paragraphs and Docs will retain that formatting. 

Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: This feature is available by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more about paragraph styles in Docs. 

Rollout pace 

Android 

iOS 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers 

Resources 

Your 2022 guide to Google Ad Manager

While 2021 was far from a return to normal, publishers found ways to adapt, innovate and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. To help you keep your business on track in 2022, we're recapping some of last year's biggest tips and resources from Google Ad Manager.

Prepare for a privacy-first future

Use automation to do more with less

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Chrome Beta for Android Update

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 98 (98.0.4758.63) for Android: it's now available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Krishna Govind
Google Chrome

Google Play Games beta launches on PC in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Posted by Arjun Dayal, Group Product Manager, Google Play Games

Image of Google Play Games logo

In December, we announced that Google Play Games will be coming to PCs. As part of our broader goal to make our products and services work better together, this product strives to meet players where they are and give them access to their games on as many devices as possible. Today we're excited to announce that we’re opening sign-ups for Google Play Games as a beta in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Introduction video of Google Play Games beta

Users participating in the beta can play a catalog of Google Play games on their Windows PC via a standalone application built by Google. We’re excited to announce that some of the most popular mobile games in the world will be available at launch, including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Summoners War, State of Survival: The Joker Collaboration, and Three Kingdoms Tactics, which delight hundreds of millions of players globally each month.

Google Play Games beta PC application

This product brings the best of Google Play to more laptops and desktops, enabling immersive and seamless gameplay sessions between a phone, tablet, Chromebook, and Windows PC. Players can easily browse, download, and play their favorite mobile games on their PCs, while taking advantage of larger screens with mouse and keyboard inputs. No more losing your progress or achievements when switching between devices, it just works with your Google Play Games profile! Play Points can also be earned for Google Play Games activity on PCs.

Google Play Games gameplay on multiple devices including a phone, PC, and tablet

We’re thrilled to expand our platform for players to enjoy their favorite Android games even more. To sign up for future announcements, or to access the beta in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, please go to g.co/googleplaygames. If you’re an Android developer looking to learn more about Google Play Games, please express interest on our developer site. We’ll have more to share on future beta releases and regional availability soon.

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Game titles may vary by region.

Extended Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 96.0.4664.174 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.


Srinivas Sista
Google Chrome

Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Stable channel has been updated to 97.0.4692.99 for Windows, Mac and Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. Extended stable channel has also been updated to 96.0.4664.110 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks

A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.


This update includes 26 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.


[$NA][1284367] Critical CVE-2022-0289: Use after free in Safe browsing. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2022-01-05

[$20000],[NA][1260134][1260007] High CVE-2022-0290: Use after free in Site isolation. Reported by Brendon Tiszka and Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2021-10-15

[$20000][1281084] High CVE-2022-0291: Inappropriate implementation in Storage. Reported by Anonymous on 2021-12-19

[$17000][1270358] High CVE-2022-0292: Inappropriate implementation in Fenced Frames. Reported by Brendon Tiszka  on 2021-11-16

[$15000][1283371] High CVE-2022-0293: Use after free in Web packaging. Reported by Rong Jian and Guang Gong of 360 Alpha Lab on 2021-12-30

[$10000][1273017] High CVE-2022-0294: Inappropriate implementation in Push messaging. Reported by Rong Jian and Guang Gong of 360 Alpha Lab on 2021-11-23

[$10000][1278180] High CVE-2022-0295: Use after free in Omnibox. Reported by Weipeng Jiang (@Krace) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2021-12-09

[$7000][1283375] High CVE-2022-0296: Use after free in Printing. Reported by koocola(@alo_cook) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2021-12-30

[$5000][1274316] High CVE-2022-0297: Use after free in Vulkan. Reported by Cassidy Kim of Amber Security Lab, OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd. on 2021-11-28

[$TBD][1212957] High CVE-2022-0298: Use after free in Scheduling. Reported by Yangkang (@dnpushme) of 360 ATA on 2021-05-25

[$TBD][1275438] High CVE-2022-0300: Use after free in Text Input Method Editor. Reported by Rong Jian and Guang Gong of 360 Alpha Lab on 2021-12-01

[$NA][1276331] High CVE-2022-0301: Heap buffer overflow in DevTools. Reported by Abdulrahman Alqabandi, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on 2021-12-03

[$TBD][1278613] High CVE-2022-0302: Use after free in Omnibox. Reported by Weipeng Jiang (@Krace) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2021-12-10

[$TBD][1281979] High CVE-2022-0303: Race in GPU Watchdog. Reported by Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) on 2021-12-22

[$TBD][1282118] High CVE-2022-0304: Use after free in Bookmarks. Reported by Rong Jian and Guang Gong of 360 Alpha Lab on 2021-12-22

[$TBD][1282354] High CVE-2022-0305: Inappropriate implementation in Service Worker API. Reported by @uwu7586 on 2021-12-23

[$NA][1283198] High CVE-2022-0306: Heap buffer overflow in PDFium. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2021-12-29

[$2000][1281881] Medium CVE-2022-0307: Use after free in Optimization Guide. Reported by Samet Bekmezci @sametbekmezci on 2021-12-21

[$2000][1282480] Medium CVE-2022-0308: Use after free in Data Transfer. Reported by @ginggilBesel on 2021-12-24

[$TBD][1240472] Medium CVE-2022-0309: Inappropriate implementation in Autofill. Reported by Alesandro Ortiz on 2021-08-17

[$TBD][1283805] Medium CVE-2022-0310: Heap buffer overflow in Task Manager. Reported by Samet Bekmezci @sametbekmezci on 2022-01-03

[$TBD][1283807] Medium CVE-2022-0311: Heap buffer overflow in Task Manager. Reported by Samet Bekmezci @sametbekmezci on 2022-01-03


We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.

As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:

  • [1288933] Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives


Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.

Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.



Prudhvikumar Bommana
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 97 (97.0.4664.98) for Android: it'll become available on Google Play over the next few days.

This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Ben Masin
Google Chrome

Moving forward in West Des Moines

Last night, the West Des Moines City Council once again confirmed its commitment to bringing fast reliable internet and choice to the residents of their city. The vision of this project — a city-wide network that offers competition and choice in their internet services — is becoming reality. At Google Fiber, we believed in that vision and its promise since our first conversations with the city. We’re excited to be one of the first tenants on this network, and we’re looking forward to providing West Des Moines with more than one way to get online.

Thank you again to the city for their hard work to make this happen. We know it hasn’t been easy. Google Fiber is very close to completing the necessary technical requirements to connect customers to the first section of the network — expect us to open signups for service in sections of the northeast corner of the city in the next few months.  We’re also close to finishing construction on our retail location in Valley Junction and look forward to welcoming West Des Moines to come check us out there soon!

Posted by Mark Strama, General Manager Expansion Markets




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