Last updated 12 May 2022
Not seeing a particular update here? That means it’s available to everyone so I haven’t added it to the list.
Google Calendar
| Name of feature (links to user guide) | Individual | Starter | Standard | Plus | Admin Action |
| Focus Time | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Out of office | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Appointment Scheduling | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| See Calendar status from Google Chat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Control whether a user’s Google Calendar status is displayed across Google Workspace products | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Chat with meeting attendees directly from Google Calendar. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| See how your time is spent across meetings and collaborators (Time Insights) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share where you’re working from in Google Calendar | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Set up Google Meet breakout rooms ahead of meetings in Google Calendar | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Set your working location | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Require email verification when using appointment scheduling | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Google Meet
| Name of feature (links to user guide) | Individual | Starter | Standard | Plus | Admin Action |
| Set up co-host controls | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatically move breakout room participants back to the original meeting | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Control the ability to present to Google Meet from Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides with a new Admin setting | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use of captions and cross-domain live streams | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Easier to notice and address raised hands | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Background noise reduction in Google Meet | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Set up Google Meet breakout rooms ahead of meetings in Google Calendar | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| End a Google Meet video call for everyone at once | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Mute all Google Meet participants at once | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Control background replacement in Google Meet with a new Admin setting | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Live translated captions in Google Meet | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Google Spaces
| Name of feature (links to user guide) | Individual | Starter | Standard | Plus | Admin Action |
| Delete messages from other users | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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