Google Calendar to replace appointment slots with appointment schedules for Workspace users،
Google Calendar brings a significant change to the way users schedule appointments. The old “appointment slots” functionality will be phased out in favor of the newer, more robust “appointment schedules” tool. This transition is expected to be completed on July 18, 2024.
Google announced the change stating that “appointment schedules” have been found to provide a simpler and more user-friendly method of managing appointment bookings. In addition, this tool offers several advantages over the old system by including new features such as the following:
- Professional Booking Pages: Easily create polished pages where others can schedule time with you.
- Customize Availability: Define precisely when you are available for appointments.
- Scheduling buffers: Automatically include breaks between appointments.
- Appointment Limits: Set a maximum number of appointments per day.
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If you're a Google Workspace user and currently using appointment slots, now would be a good time to start learning about appointment schedules. This is so that once the transition is complete, you are not caught off guard. That said, Google encourages all Workspace users to explore the new features and create new appointments with this system in the future.
Note that this is currently a Google Workspace feature, which means it does not apply to personal Google accounts. Additionally, those enrolled in the Google Workspace Business Starter tier will now have access to appointment scheduling, which was not previously included in this plan. Additionally, members of the following tiers will benefit from additional premium features, such as the ability to create multiple schedules: Google Workspace Individual, Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, Teaching and Learning Upgrade . , non-profit organizations and Google One Premium. Existing appointment slots will continue to operate until July 18, 2024, so there will be no interruption of service. After this date, however, all scheduling will need to take place in the appointment scheduling system, but deployment will take approximately two weeks.
