Supported services, applications, and data types with Google CSE

Maximize feature potential

  • To optimize the use of this features across browsers and mobile apps, please configure your settings as follows:

  • For mobile app:

    • Update the related apps to the latest version for the best experience (example: Gmail is 6.0.260406).

    • Chrome is the recommended default browser.

    • Android: If it does not work properly in the app, clear the cache and try again.

  • For desktop app browser: Chrome (or Chromium core browser) is the recommended default browser.

  • These features work reliably in web browsers. On the mobile app, availability depends on the app version and Google's support, so usage may vary by version and is not always consistent.

For Configure iDP fallback:

Supported services, applications, and data types when using Google CSE

Service
Apps
Data that's client-side encrypted
Data that's not client-side encrypted

Google Drive and Google Docs Editors

  • Web browser

  • Drive for Desktop (non-Google file formats only)

  • Android mobile app

  • iOS mobile app

Note:

  • For mobile apps, client-side encrypted content is view-only and available for non-Google file formats only.

  • For Android only, viewing files in .xlsx format is not supported.

  • Files created with Google Docs Editors (documents, spreadsheets, presentations)

  • Uploaded files, like PDFs and Microsoft Office files

  • File title

  • File metadata, such as owner, creator, and last-modified time

  • Linked content that's outside of Docs or Drive (for example, a YouTube video linked from a Google document)

  • User preferences, such as Docs header styles

Gmail

  • Web browser

  • Android mobile app

  • iOS mobile app

  • Email body, including inline images

  • Attached files

    Note: Attaching client-side encrypted Drive files isn't yet supported

Email header, including Subject:, timestamps, and recipients lists

Google Calendar

  • Web browser

  • Android mobile app

  • iOS mobile app

Note:

  • To optimize the use of Google Calendar, you must fully configure the Client ID for all related services: Calendar, Drive, Meet, and Gmail.

  • For Android, users need to install Chrome and set it as the default browser in order to use it.

  • Event description

  • Attached Drive files (if CSE for Drive is turned on)

  • Meet audio and video streams (if CSE for Meet is turned on)

Any content other than the event description, attachments, and Meet data, such as:

  • Event title

  • Event starting and ending times

  • Attendees list

  • Booked rooms

  • Join by phone numbers

  • Link for Meet

Google Meet

  • Web browser

  • Drive for Desktop

  • Android mobile app

  • iOS mobile app

Note: Meeting room hardware will be available in a later release.

  • Audio streams

  • Video streams (including screen sharing)

  • Chat messages

Any data other than audio and video streams and chat messages

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