Google Calendar - SMS notifications 

Important: SMS notifications not available after June 27th

Starting on June 27th, 2015, SMS notifications from Google Calendar will no longer be sent. SMS notifications launched before smartphones were available. Now, in a world with smartphones and notifications, you can get richer, more reliable experiences on your mobile device, even offline.

To receive notifications on your smartphone, you can use the calendar app that came with your device, or install Google Calendar for Android or iPhone. Learn more about notifications.

Note: This change will not affect Google Apps for Work, Education and Government customers.

You can get notifications for your events through SMS on your phone. If you have a smartphone, you can get notifications through a calendar app instead.

Cost of SMS notifications

Google Calendar is a free product and Google doesn't charge you to receive notifications. Please keep in mind that your mobile service provider's standard rate for receiving text messages may apply. If you have any questions about the rate, please contact your service provider for more information.

Register your mobile phone

To register your mobile phone with Google Calendar, you'll need a verification code.

1.       Open Google Calendar.

2.       Click the settings gear in the top right .

3.       Select Settings.

4.       Open the Mobile Setup tab at the top.

5.       Add your country and phone number.

6.       Click the Send Verification Code button.

7.       Once you get the text message, enter the code you received in the Verification code field and click the Finish setupbutton.

8.       Click Save.

It's possible to register the same mobile phone number for multiple Google Accounts. You can receive all notifications, including SMS, for any calendar in each of your Google Accounts.

Turn off SMS notifications

1.       Open Google Calendar.

2.       Click the settings gear in the top right .

3.       Select Settings.

4.       Open the Calendars tab at the top.

5.       Click Edit notifications for the calendar that's set up to get notifications.

6.       Uncheck the boxes in the SMS column on the right.

7.       Click Save.

If your mobile number is issued within one of the following countries, you can text "STOP" to cancel SMS notifications for all of your calendars:

Full details can be found at: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/45351?hl=en

regards,

Paul 
DCU App's Team 

Google Hangouts

Start a Hangout

With Hangouts, you can send messages, emoji, and photos or start video calls with your colleagues. You can start a Hangout from Mail, Google+ Page or profile, the Chrome desktop app, your Android or iOS device or with the Chrome extension.

You can start a Hangout with anyone you’d like as long as the person has a Google Account. If you start a Hangout with someone who doesn't have a Google account, an invitation will be sent to their email address asking them to join Hangouts.

Start a Hangout conversation or video call

Start a Hangout conversation or video call

1. Open Hangouts in Gmail or Google+.

Gmail: In the bottom-left corner, click on the Hangouts icon.

Google+: In the top-right corner, click on the Hangouts icon.

2. Select a person from the Hangouts list. The list is ordered with your most recent Hangout at the top. Or click the search button  and type a name or email address. When you find the person you want, click their name. If you want to start a group Hangout, check the boxes in front of multiple people's names and click the chat icon   to start a message or a video icon  to start a video call.

3. Choose the type of Hangout you want to start:

        Text conversation: Type the message you want to send in the text box that says “Send a message” and press the  return key on your keyboard to send the message. The typing indicator will show other people in the Hangout that you’re typing a message. Video call: Click the video icon to start a video call.

        If  you’re using the Hangouts Chrome extension, Hangouts conversation windows started in Gmail or Google+ will open outside of the browser window.

More details can be found - https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3115553?hl=en

regards,

Paul 

DCU APP's Team

Google Drive folder - "Shared with me" is back 

With the launch of the new Google Drive layout, Google renamed the "Shared with me" section to ‘Incoming’ and tweaked the functionality a bit. From recent feedback from people using the new layout they have now brought back this in Drive, more details can be found here from Google

regards,

Paul

ISS Department
DCU Apps Team

DCU Summit featuring Google for Education 

We are delighted to announce a DCU Summit featuring Google for Education which takes place in Dublin City University on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th March 2015.

The summit is focused on helping you get the most out of Google Apps in the Education environment. It will promote student learning and collaboration with multiple sessions for all levels led by Google education experts and colleagues from educational institutions who will share their experiences of harnessing the power of Google Apps.

We have lots of fun activities including a ‘demo slam’ competition, where attendees share quick two minute demos of something they have learned using Google Apps….with great prizes.

Registration and details can be found here


regards,

Paul 
DCU Apps Team

Sharing Drive Files as Attachments in DCU App's Email

There are now more ways to share Drive files with friends Colleague's through DCU App's Mail. By selecting the “Insert as Attachment” option from Drive you’ll be able to attach non-Google files directly to your Email message

By selecting the “Insert as Attachment” option from Drive you’ll be able to attach non-Google files directly to your Gmail message.

ref: https://plus.google.com/+Gmail/posts/E2k6eTuJtaC


regards,

Paul
DCU APP's Team

Launch desktop applications from Google Drive in Chrome

This new extension for Chrome lets you open files from Google Drive directly into a compatible application installed on your computer. This includes applications like image software, accounting and tax programs, or 3D animation and design tools. So, no matter what you keep in Drive, using the web to access and manage files doesn't mean you’re limited to using applications that only work in your browser.

ref: Official Google Drive for Work Blog , Details can also be found on the DCU App's Community 


regards,

Paul 
DCU App's Team

Google Share Button 

The share button from Google's navigation bar looks different: it now uses an icon instead of text and it's more compact. It's interesting to notice that Google used a text label only in the English interface.

ref: http://googlesystem.blogspot.ie/2014/10/new-google-share-button.html

regards,

Paul
DCU App's Team