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Compliance rule to block ZIP file attachments

Looking for opinions here please...........I've had a longstanding attachment compliance rule in place for Gmail to send any messages with a ZIP file attachment to quarantine for review.I did this in the name of blocking email attachment viruses.I se...

Printing labels via Papercut

I'm at a loss on this one. We use Papercut mobility print on chromebooks. Apparently some time this summer now when people print the same labels from same app its not aligned right. Its cutting off a bit at the bottom of the label. There are no optio...

iPads unable to play video in Drive app

All,We're starting to get reports from our iPad users that video playback from the Drive app no longer works.Error says Unsupported File TypeiPad 9 with iOS 17.6.1Google Drive 4.2437.11602 .mov and .mp4 videosAnyone else seeing this? Suggestions?

tbrass by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Gemini Data Privacy Contradiction

Hi all!I came across what appears to be a contradiction in Google's data privacy policy regrarding Gemini and Workspace Edu.  During a webinar, Google stated Gemini's chatbot could be used by anyone on your edu domain, and they would be afforded free...

jpark by New Contributor III
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website to block

Hey everybody.  Here is a nice (creepy) website to add to your URL blocking method of choice for student devices:https://neal.fun/eyechat 

Reminder for the start of the school year - Admin Discord

I had posted this in our old admin board but since we switched over please let me know if this is not allowed and I will remove it. A few years ago some of us created a Discord channel for K12 Sysadmins. Over the summer we decided to expand that to T...

kcalderw by Contributor
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Resolved! Calendar event visibility

Hi all,We are having a weird issue with Google Calendar. In the admin console, all OUs are set to have internal and external sharing options showing "only free/busy." However, when anyone attempts to "search for people" within GCalendar in an attempt...

JantechNJ by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Breakout Rooms in Google Meet

Good afternoon!We finally made the transition from Zoom to Google Meet.  I know it is possible to create multiple breakout rooms and assign guests to a room.Is it possible to create multiple breakout rooms and allow the guests to select which room th...

brodgers by New Contributor III
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ChromeOS Multi Calendar view in Quick Settings

I'm currently on ChromeOS 129 (beta) and I'm missing the multiple calendar view in the quick settings panel.  From everything I've read, it should be able to show multiple calendars now (not just my primary calendar).  I was of the understanding that...

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betchaboy by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Chromebook Keyboard Language Appears in Text Entry Boxes

Hi everyone!We are having issues with one particular student Chromebook where the keyboard language is appearing in any text entry box. We have hard reset the Chromebook, updated the Chromebook, and powerwashed the Chromebook with a USB stick and thr...

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ericnunes by New Contributor II
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Chrome Devices Not Connecting

Happy start of school all! Are we having fun yet? hehe Within the last hour, we have many chrome devices district wide that are unable to connect to our Wifi. I'm just trying to determine if this is a more global issue or something specific to us. We...

Less secure app?

 I'm coming back to this and we don't use any IMAP etc but does anyone know if this will affect email on copiers for scan to email we use google for mail relay or the GCPW sign in for our Windows computers?Access to all such less secure apps will be ...

External access

(Note, I am not a superadmin in my domain, so I do not have access to these settings.)It used to be that to allow access to a Google for Education domain it could only be to another GFE domain and both domains had to mutually allowlist each other. "G...

⚠️Read&Write extension and Google Docs issue...

Hello fellow Google Admins.  In case you are not aware there is a massive issue with the Read & Write extension and Google Docs.  It's serious for us as this extension is auto installed on 20,000+ devices.  Basically makes Google Docs unusable and ma...

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sampapa by New Contributor III
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Students cannot email teachers

Hi,We use a separate domain for our students, our staff domain is whitelisted and teachers have no problem creating classes. Our students cannot see an email icon for the teacher. They can see an email icon for other students in their class.This seem...

Content filtering?

We use an extension based content filter on the chromebooks for the users. it works but we've found a flaw and was just asking around to see if there was any solution. Anyway we had some Kiosk apps various state testing ones etc. Well in them since t...

Resolved! Group vs OU storage quotas

I'm familiar in the sense that a group would supersede the OU in which the user(s) are in. However, we have a specific configuration that we're looking to accomplish.student ou in adstudent ou in googlestudent ou in google authenticates to our sso pl...

Calendar and GMail "web app" IDs

We implemented an allowlist for apps and extensions and now the default "web app" Calendar and GMail icons that are pinned to the shelf (and available via the launcher) have been removed.What is the App ID for these?This would be entered as an allowe...

Esignature on Google Docs for outside domain?

Does anyone know if you're able to send documents to be esigned by someone outside your domain?  We're trying to do this with our Student Support Plans.  Some of the signatures are inside our domain and some are not. 

Akuyper0 by New Contributor II
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Resolved! Google Screencast recordings

Hey all, have we got any closer to the ability for Google Screencast recordings AND their associated transcripts to be shared OUTSIDE the screencast app?  As an encapsulated product?Last time I checked, you can share the video itself with someone off...

AppSheet Ideas and Examples

Hi everyone!I have been delving into the world of AppSheet and I am looking forward to testing out a few ideas. Does anyone have any examples of how you have used AppSheet in your settings already? Would love some examples.Thanks,Dave

dbugden by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Canva and Google Log in invalid certificate

Hello,We have used Canva for years and just this month two teacher users can no longer login to Canva with their Google Account. It is showing error 400 invalid certificate.Any ideas on a fix?Thanks!

ctegeler by New Contributor II
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