It only sometimes works out that Apple and Google are the same in everything, but many users need to use them together. Google Workspace and Mac are the technological backbone of many organizations of entirely different sizes. In this article, we’ll look at five configuration methods for them to function together. If, for some reason, they don’t help you, you can contact your Google Workspace partner. Experienced specialists work here to help you solve possible problems.
Method 1 – Use Safari for Easy Customization
Once the user has completed the initial macOS setup and installed all system updates, they can activate Safari, sign in to Gmail, and log in with their Google Workspace registration. When logged in, the user must go to the application start menu by entering the URL. Because many features of Google Workspace work seamlessly with Safari, this will allow the user to work much faster and more efficiently.
The user can log into their Google account through Safari and use Google Workspace applications on the web.
The thing is, Google Workspace does not currently allow offline access if the user is using Safari on a Mac. But if it becomes necessary to use Gmail or Drive on your Mac, excluding access to the Internet, the user needs to use the recommendations we will give below. And if the Mac always has access to the Internet and the user does not care about working offline, then using Safari to provide configuration will be enough.
Method 2 – Download Chrome for a comfortable Internet experience
Many users planning their work with Google Workspace on Mac will use Chrome and then log in and use this Internet browser.
For offline use, you need to download Chrome for Mac and then set up apps for offline access. But you can still synchronize the settings of this browser on different devices.
This method provides the following:
- configure and synchronize data for the browser used by the user;
- it becomes possible to configure various applications if the user works offline.
To do this, you need to configure the basic permission settings (for example, access to the webcam) and configure additional settings that will be required to enable screen sharing.
Method 3 – Login Using Google to Connect Data to Apple Apps
You must sign in to your Google account and set up data syncing with apps. To do this, you must perform the following chain of actions: go to the Apple menu – System settings – Account – Add account and click on the Google icon, thus completing the identification in the system.
The user often must connect controls for various applications (mail, calendar, etc.), ensuring they are synchronized with data (separately for each application). It also provides the ability to use the settings tools to synchronize applications on the Internet.
When a user’s Google account appears in the Apple system settings, it may be necessary to perform offline access to various application data if the user wants his system activities to be synchronized with his Google account.
Method 4 – Deploying Google Drive for a personal computer so the system can access files stored on the Drive
First, the user needs to download and install Google Drive on their desktop PC, then log into their account to access Google Drive files from the Finder program. Such actions allow the launching of an application on the user’s system and opening files on Drive from this application.
Let’s take an illustrative example. The user launches an image correction application and then directly opens the image on Google Drive. Drive for Desktop allows you not to open a browser, download a file, correct it, and then download it again. Google Drive will enable you to replace these actions: you can open and save all the changes made to the file immediately in Drive on Mac.
Method 5 – Setting up remote access
The user can install and configure Chrome Remote Desktop to provide remote access to their system for other users in cases where they have requested it. For example, to work together above the project – to access some files or so that the user can access the Desktop from another computer.
To do this, the user must download and install Chrome and then configure it to provide remote desktop access. Chrome Remote Desktop will give remote access to other users.
Conclusion
Here are some easy ways to make Apple’s Mac customizations for Google Workspace so that you can use it comfortably and increase the efficiency of both the individual user and the team of employees. If you need qualified help or want to save time on the complicated setup of all the data, you can turn to specialists for help. They will analyze your project and make adjustments, considering the specifics of the tasks you are facing.
