Release notes for Google Workspace add-on

Upcoming Release

Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.

Released

December 21, 2024

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
User features
New or enhanced feature	Allow participants to join before the host for E2EE meetings	Participants can now join end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) meetings before the host, improving convenience if the host is delayed. Previously, Zoom did not support this feature for E2EE meetings due to security considerations.	Web

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Minor bug fixes	Web

September 21, 2024

New, enhanced, and changed features

Type	Feature title	Description	Platforms
User features
New or enhanced feature	Contact names display for Google Workspace add-on	Contact names and email addresses will now be consolidated in the Google Workspace add-on contact list, pulling data from both Zoom and Google for a unified view.	Web

Resolved issues

Description	Platforms
Resolved an issue where the Zoom Workspace App was not updating changes made in Google Calendar.	Web

June 22, 2024

New and enhanced features

Account consistency checks for Google Workspace add-on
Admins now have an account-level setting that allows them to enable strict email matching for user logins. By default, no matching is required, but admins can choose to enforce this setting to ensure that only users with matching email addresses can sign in. This additional verification step enhances security and ensures compliance with organizational policies.

Resolved issues

Security enhancements

May 26, 2024

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

April 1, 2024

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

September 24, 2023

New and enhanced features

Ability to make calls from any online Zoom client
Google workspace add-on users have the ability to control device selection for outbound calls. By default, the local device is automatically selected. In cases where the local client is unavailable, the system automatically chooses the next available client. Any changes made by the user to their device selection will be saved and persist across multiple sessions.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where there was a delay when loading the button to add Zoom conferencing to the calendar event through the Google add-on

August 20, 2023

New and enhanced features

Enhanced control over external users in meeting group chats
Users can adjust settings to determine whether external users can be added to meeting group chats and whether they are automatically provisioned when included in Google calendar invites.

July 16, 2023

New and enhanced features

Improvements to schedule email template
The schedule email template has been improved by including a "Join Meeting" link for pre-meeting chat (PMC) meetings. This link allows participants to easily join the meeting directly from their email invitation.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

June 18, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

May 7, 2023

New and enhanced features

Enable language interpretation through Google calendar
Users are able to schedule meetings with interpreters directly through their Google calendar. Previously, users could only enable language interpretation through the Zoom web portal when scheduling a meeting.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

March 26, 2023

New and enhanced features

Support for Q&A in meetings
Hosts can enable the Q&A feature in meetings to allow participants to ask questions, which can be viewed by all, but only answered by the host and co-host.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where the Add watermark that identifies the viewing participant setting was not being enabled automatically when scheduling a meeting through the Zoom for G-Suite integration.

February 26, 2023

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Security enhancements

January 14, 2023

New and enhanced features

Support for scheduling meeting with continuous meeting chat
Meeting hosts can schedule a meeting and invite contacts, which are added to both the calendar event for the meeting and the dedicated Team Chat group chat. This group chat and its messages are accessible before, during, and after the scheduled meeting. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where the Join button is unable to parse the Zoom join link from anywhere but the description field.

September 25, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Security enhancements

August 28, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

July 24, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue for a subset of customers receiving a “Failed to create conference” error when creating a Zoom meeting
Resolved an issue regarding an error when sending a meeting invite to a user with O365

April 24, 2022

Changes to existing features

Setting to allow alternative hosts to edit meeting polls
The feature to allow alternative hosts to edit meeting polls is now a setting at the account, group, and user levels in the Zoom web portal. If enabled, meeting hosts can allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls. The alternative host in the meeting will have the additional in-meeting options to add or edit a poll, which launches the web portal to make the changes. Previously, this setting was available to all users.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue regarding calendar events appearing in the meeting list with the host’s time zone, and not the current user’s time zone
Resolved an issue where clicking the join link in a calendar invite incorrectly stated that the meeting has expired
Resolved an issue regarding the SIP join URL not appearing on the meeting calendar invite

March 13, 2022

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where users received the error message “Failed to create conference” when creating a Zoom meeting with the GSuite add-on

February 20, 2022

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue where a new meeting ID was generated when a meeting was duplicated

January 20, 2022

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue with recurring event exceptions not syncing properly

January 9, 2021

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where users who duplicated calendar events and changed the participants list led to syncing errors and were prevented from using the add-on for the day

December 26, 2021

New and enhanced features

Schedule meetings with Focus mode
When scheduling a meeting with the GSuite add-on, users can enable Focus mode to start automatically when the meeting starts, in order to provide fewer distractions to all meeting participants.
Observe privacy settings of calendar events
When assigning scheduling privileges to other users in Zoom, users can choose if they can manage any meetings that were marked as private in Google calendar. If they cannot manage private events, these users cannot see the invite link, meeting topic, or attendee list.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 28, 2021

New and enhanced features

Support for scheduling with custom join before host time limit
When scheduling a meeting with join before host enabled, the GSuite add-on uses the default time value you have saved in your Zoom web portal settings, to allow meeting participants to join 5, 10, or 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

November 22, 2021

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue regarding the Schedule for feature not working properly, due to the Delegated permission setting which is disabled by default. To schedule on behalf of another user, you must enable the Delegated permission setting.

November 7, 2021

New and enhanced features

Send and receive SMS
Users can send and receive SMS messages to and from their contacts.

October 29, 2021

Resolved issues

Security enhancement

September 26, 2021

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue where users received a “Personal Meeting ID disabled” error when scheduling meetings on behalf of other users
Resolved an issue where some meeting events did not appear on the current day’s meeting list in the GSuite add-on

August 16, 2021

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

July 11, 2021

Resolved issues

Security enhancements

June 20, 2021

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding meeting invitations not displaying the correct date
Resolved an issue for a subset of users where scheduling on behalf of another user did not populate the correct PMI passcode

May 30, 2021

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes
Resolved an issue for a subset of users where scheduling a meeting on behalf of another user did not auto-delegate to the same email address on the Zoom account due to case sensitivity
Resolved an issue where scheduling a meeting on behalf of another user, then adding guests to the meeting, reverted the host back to the individual that scheduled the meeting

April 25, 2021

New and enhanced features

Zoom Phone integration with GSuite add-on
The Zoom Phone integration allows GSuite add-on users to make outbound calls from Gmail or Google Calendar, view recent call history, and view combined Zoom and Google contacts.
Note: This enhancement prompts all GSuite Add-on users to reauthorize access, even if those users do not have a Zoom Phone license.

April 4, 2021

Resolved issues

Resolved an issue with failed syncing on busy calendars

March 7, 2021

Resolved Issues

Resolved an issue regarding scheduling privilege reverting back to the scheduler after adding guests.

February 3, 2021

Resolved Issues

Resolved an issue with scheduled meetings defaulting to having Waiting Room enabled instead of Passcode

January 16, 2021

Changes to existing features

Password now labeled as Passcode
Zoom meeting information will now accurately label the meeting passcode as passcode, instead of password. This brings the GSuite Add-on in line with Zoom’s distinction between meeting passcode and login password.

Resolved Issues

Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding “The meeting has expired” message for all meetings scheduled with the add-on

December 20, 2020

New and enhanced features

Improved grouping of security options when scheduling
The “Only authenticated users can join” option is now located in the Security section of the scheduling window, grouping it with Passcode and Waiting Room options to allow for easier selection and use of security features.

Resolved issues

Minor bug fixes

September 20, 2020

Changes to existing features

Only authenticated users can join setting
The Only authenticated users can join meetings setting in the web portal is synced to the add-on. Previously, the setting was enabled by default regardless of the web portal setting.

Resolved Issues

Fixed an issue with the meeting topic automatically changing to “This is a calendar meeting” when viewing the meeting list in the web portal.
Minor bug fixes

July 22, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

July 19, 2020

New and enhanced features

Request permission to unmute participants
can now enable a setting to request permission to unmute, allowing the host to request permission to unmute meeting participants and webinar panelists. Permissions, once given, will apply in all meetings scheduled by the same person. This setting is available at the account, group or user level and can be locked at the account or group level. This requires client 5.2.0 or higher.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

July 5, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

June 14, 2020

New and enhanced features

Passcode complexity check
Meeting passcodes must meet the complexity requirements set by the admin.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

May 17, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

May 6, 2020

New and enhanced features

Disable Personal Meeting ID
Users can disable Personal Meeting ID and select the option to automatically generate meeting IDs in the extension’s settings.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

April 29, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

April 27, 2020

New and enhanced features

Select data center regions when scheduling a meeting
If enabled by the admin, users can select which data center regions they would like their in meeting traffic to use.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

April 16, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

April 3, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

March 22, 2020

New and enhanced features

Advanced meeting settings
Users can display a sidebar to set advanced meeting settings when scheduling or editing meetings.

February 1, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

January 19, 2020

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

December 23, 2019

New and enhanced features

Clickable phone numbers
One-tap phone numbers are clickable in the meeting details.

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

December 3, 2019

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

November 28, 2019

Resolved Issues

Minor bug fixes

September 16, 2019

New and enhanced features

Require passcode for all meeting
Users can enable meeting passcodes to assign a randomly-generated passcode when scheduling meetings.

September 6, 2019

New and enhanced features

Scheduling privilege
If users have scheduling privilege set up in the web portal, they can schedule meetings on behalf of another user.