Google Workspace Updates: 2025

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - June 6, 2025

Friday, June 6, 2025

Students can now read books in Arabic and Urdu with Diya's help. Teachers can assign books in Arabic and Urdu.
Teachers can create books in Arabic and Urdu and assign them to students.

Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Google Workspace Education Plus, the Teaching and Learning add-on, and customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about Read Along in Google Classroom.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Integrate Jira with Gmail to create, update, and track work items directly in your inbox

In 2023, Atlassian introduced Jira and Confluence smart chips, which brings together popular tools used for project management and content collaboration. Since then users have been able to easily access Jira issues and Confluence pages within Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, and now we’re excited to announce a new integration with Gmail that's now included as part of the Jira and Confluence app. | Learn more about the Gmail integration with the Jira and Confluence app.

Stay up to date on the latest changes to your files in Drive using “Catch me up”

Gemini can identify relevant files from a user’s Drive with changes since it was last viewed and provide an overview of those changes. | Learn more about “Catch me up” in Drive.

Google Meet and Cisco Webex interoperability now includes presented content via a wired HDMI connection

We’re expanding the interoperability between Google Meet and Cisco Webex to include the ability to present content via a wired HDMI connection. | Learn more about Google Meet and Cisco Webex interoperability.

Upload code folders or import your GitHub repositories directly into the Gemini app

Starting this week, we’re expanding the ability to upload code folders to select Google Workspace users. Additionally, all Google Workspace users can now easily add their GitHub repositories into the Gemini App, providing Gemini the context of their codebase. | Learn more about code folders and GitHub repositories in the Gemini app.

Use suggestions in your client-side encrypted Google Docs

You can now see suggestions when viewing a client-side encrypted Google Doc. Those with edit access will be able to interact with suggestions, including adding, editing, accepting, and rejecting suggestions. | Learn more about suggestions in client-side encrypted Google Docs.

Present content from camera in Google Meet

We’re introducing a new capability that lets users directly present content from their camera feed into a meeting, for example a document camera, video production tool, or an external camera. | Learn more about presenting content in Meet.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains:

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).

Present content from camera in Google Meet

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

What’s changingWe’re introducing a new capability that lets users directly present content from their camera feed into a meeting, for example a document camera, video production tool, or an external camera. This is helpful for customers who utilize external production systems or other dedicated cameras to share video content during meetings, including:

Streaming produced video content (e.g., for town hall meetings).

Professional sharing live feeds from external video source (e.g. microscope, camera)

Educators presenting paper content using a document camera.

Additionally, Presenting content from a camera supports up to 1080p/30FPS.

Additional details

We're also introducing several improvements to the overall screen sharing functionality to make presenting smoother and more efficient:

Starting any type of screen sharing (i.e. desktop, window or tab) is faster than before.
Additionally, video quality during screen sharing is sharper and provides better handling of dynamic scenes, such as scrolling text or video content.
To minimize disruptions, any previous presentation will now automatically resume if a second presenter stops sharing their screen.
We've also updated the user interface to make the screen sharing button larger and positioned more intuitively alongside other key controls, making it easier to find when you need it.

Getting started

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about presenting content from a camera in Google Meet.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 4, 2025
Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 11, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace

Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Frontline Standard
Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus
Education Plus, the Teaching & Learning add-on, as well as the Endopoint Education Upgrade
Workspace Individual Subscribers

Resources

Google Help: Presenting content from a camera in Google Meet

Use suggestions in your client-side encrypted Google Docs

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

What’s changing You can now see suggestions when viewing a client-side encrypted Google Doc. Those with edit access will be able to interact with suggestions, including adding, editing, accepting, and rejecting suggestions. This update adds to existing functionality for client-side encrypted docs, which includes comments and action items. Further, this added functionality helps brings user experience parity to encrypted documents while ensuring your data is behind encryption keys you control, including the identity provider used to access those keys

Suggestions in a client-side encrypted doc

Getting started

Admins: Client-side encryption can be enabled at the domain, OU, and Group levels (Admin console > Security > Access and data control > Client-side encryption). Visit our Help Center to learn more about client-side encryption.
End users: If client-side encryption is enabled by your admin, use our Help Center to learn more about working with encrypted files in Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides.

Rollout pace

Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 4, 2025

Availability

Available to Google Workspace

Enterprise Plus
Education Standard and Plus
Frontline Plus

Resources

Upload code folders or import your GitHub repositories directly into the Gemini app

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

What’s changing Starting today, we’re expanding the ability to upload code folders to select Google Workspace users. Additionally, all Google Workspace users can now easily add their GitHub repositories into the Gemini App, providing Gemini the context of their codebase.

In the text box select “Add files +” and select “Import code”

You can choose to upload code from GitHub when importing code into Gemini.

You can import code from public or private repositories, and ask questions about it, including:

Code understanding: You can ask Gemini to help you understand the codebase, answer questions about specific functions
Improve code: You can ask Gemini to make the code more efficient, suggest code additions and improvements
Generate code: You can ask Gemini to write event handlers for the attached code to recommend products to users
Debug your code: You can ask Gemini to help identify why your code is generating an error message and how to resolve it.

Additional details

The code folder upload feature, as well as the GitHub app, are only available for users who are 18+.
Code folder upload is limited to the Gemini web app (gemini.google.com).
The GitHub app is not available to Google Workspace users accessing Gemini as an additional Google service.

Getting started

Admins:

Code folder upload is available in the Gemini app by default - There is no admin control for this feature.
Github must be accessible to your users via the Google Workspace Marketplace. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing access to apps in the Google Workspace Marketplace.

End users:

Once enabled by your admin, using the Github app requires you to connect Github in the Gemini Apps setting.
Visit the Help Center to learn more about uploading code to Gemini and importing a GitHub repository in the Gemini app.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now.

Availability

Available to Google Workspace

Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Also available with the Gemini Education and Education Premium add-ons

Resources

Google Meet and Cisco Webex interoperability now includes presented content via a wired HDMI connection

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

What’s changingWe’re expanding the interoperability between Google Meet and Cisco Webex to include the ability to present content via a wired HDMI connection. This functionality will allow you to:

Present HDMI content into Webex meetings from Google Meet hardware devices

Present content into Google Meet meetings from supported Cisco devices. Wired presentations using HDMI and USB-C are supported, as well as wireless presentations using Apple AirPlay and Miracast.

This is designed to make it even easier for our customers and their users to connect and collaborate with people outside of the Meet ecosystem. To learn more about interoperability between Google Meet and Cisco Webex, check out this previous announcement.

Presentation via HDMI in a Webex meeting on Google Meet hardware

Getting started

Admins:

Important note: This update requires the Webex Suite meeting platform. Use this article in the Webex Help Center to confirm you’re running the Webex Suite.
Cisco Webex interop on Google Meet hardware is available on devices by default and can be disabled in the Workspace Admin console at the OU level at Devices > Google Meet hardware > Settings > Device Settings > Built-in interoperability.

End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to present using an HDMI cable.

Rollout pace

Rapid and Scheduled Release: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 4, 2025

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

Resources

Stay up to date on the latest changes to your files in Drive using “Catch me up”

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

What’s changing We’re excited to introduce “Catch me up,” a new feature that helps users easily stay up to date on their files.
Starting today, Gemini can identify relevant files from a user’s Drive with changes since it was last viewed and provide an overview of those changes. This includes file edits on Docs and file comments on Docs, Sheets, and Slides. While this list isn’t meant to be comprehensive, it aims to highlight changes that may be helpful and important

Who’s impacted End users
Why you’d use it “Catch me up” provides a high-level overview of important changes across documents from your Drive, or a synopsis of the main changes and comments in a particular file since it was last opened to ensure users are always up to date.
Additional detailsThis feature is only available in English at this time.
Getting started

Admins: To access Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.
End users:

You can get a high-level “Catch me up” update by navigating to Google Drive Home and selecting the “Catch me up” nudge at the top of the page. The response will show in the Gemini side panel.
For a specific doc, Gemini can help you identify if there have been changes to that file since you last viewed it and provide an overview of what changed. You can get caught up on a specific doc by going to any doclist in Google Drive > looking for files with the catch me up activity indicator (which means there are likely changes to the file since the last time you viewed it) > either clicking the icon directly, or selecting the file and clicking “catch me up” from the selection toolbar.

Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in Google Drive.

Rollout pace Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 3, 2025
Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Google One AI Premium

Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources

Integrate Jira with Gmail to create, update, and track work items directly in your inbox

Monday, June 2, 2025

What’s changingIn 2023, Atlassian introduced Jira and Confluence smart chips, which brings together popular tools used for project management and content collaboration. Since then users have been able to easily access Jira issues and Confluence pages within Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, and now we’re excited to announce a new integration with Gmail that's now included as part of the Jira and Confluence app.
Users can now create new Jira issues, view up-to-date information about existing issues, and take action all directly from Gmail.
Whether you're tracking projects, managing tasks, or collaborating across teams, this integration expansion across multiple Workspace apps keeps everything connected – without disrupting your workflow.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now.

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - May 30, 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025

4 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.Gemini app conversation history settings are starting to take effect Earlier this month, we announced that admins could pre-configure new Gemini conversation history settings. Starting this week, these settings will begin to be enforced for Gemini app users. | Rolling out now to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. | This update impacts all Google Workspace users with access to the Gemini app. | For more information, please refer to our original announcement.
Remove the background from your images in Google Slides, Drawings & Vids using 20+ languages Last year, we announced the ability to remove the background from your images in Google Slides, which is a feature that's also available in Drawings and Vids. Previously, this feature was only available to users with their Google Account language set to English. This week, we’re happy to announce this functionality is now available for users utilizing any of these 20+ languages. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard and Plus; Enterprise Standard and Plus; customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on, and anyone who previously purchased a Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about removing an image background.
Send feedback directly to the owner of a Google Form We’re adding a new setting to Google Forms which will allow form responders to contact form owners. This can be helpful in a variety of situations, including reporting potential issues within the form, general questions, and more. | Rolling out now to Rapid Release domains; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for June 10, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to contact form owner.

Translate the Workspace Updates blog in over 100 languagesYou can now use Google translate to view content on the Workspace Updates blog in over 100 languages. The translation option can be found in the footer of the website and it can also be used on mobile browsers when you select “View web version” at the bottom of the page.

Use the “Select Language” drop down and choose the language you would like to translate to. To access this feature on mobile, select the “View web version” option first.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Introducing video engagement insights in Google Drive

You can now see the total number of times a video is opened under a new Analytics section within the Details panel. | Learn more about video insights in Drive.

Understand your videos much faster using Gemini in Google Drive

Starting this week, you can now use Gemini in Drive to get summaries and ask questions about the content of videos in your Drive. | Learn more about understanding videos using Gemini in Drive.

Configure Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365 using the Microsoft Graph API

Admins can now use the Microsoft Graph API to enable Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365. | Learn more about Calendar Interoperability.

New Gemini summary cards now available in the Gmail app on Android and iOS devices

Starting this week, summaries will be available at the top of the email content for messages where a summary is helpful, such as longer email threads or messages with several replies. Gemini will synthesize all the key points from the email thread and any replies thereafter will also be a part of the synopsis, keeping all summaries up to date. | Learn more about Gemini summary cards in Gmail.

Preview summaries in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini in four additional languages

Gemini summaries in home are now available in four additional languages: French, Italian, Japanese and Korean. | Learn more about Gemini summaries in Chat home.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains:

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).

Preview summaries in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini in four additional languages

Friday, May 30, 2025

What’s changing Last year, we announced that Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat home view with summaries. In February, we extended this ability to direct messages and read conversations and most recently, this feature became available in Spanish, Portuguese and German.
Today, we’re excited to announce that Gemini summaries in home are now available in four additional languages:

French
Italian
Japanese
Korean

Upon navigating to a conversation in the home view, click the “Summarize” button to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of the message content. This enables you to quickly review recent activity across all active conversations to determine where best to focus your time and attention.
Who’s impactedEnd users
Why it matters Since introducing a more streamlined user experience in Chat to help you find what you need much faster, we’re adding more ways to help you prioritize the most important conversations. This new summaries in home feature does just that by helping you catch up more quickly.
Getting started

To see summaries on web, hover over an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat and click “Summarize.”
To see summaries on mobile, long press on an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat.
Visit the Help Center to learn more about summaries in home.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 30, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on

Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
AI Meetings and Messages*

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources

New Gemini summary cards now available in the Gmail app on Android and iOS devices

Thursday, May 29, 2025

What’s changingLast year, we announced the general availability of Gemini in the side panel of Gmail, allowing users to summarize email threads, get help drafting an email, see suggested responses to an email thread, and more. To build upon this and streamline how users review and interact with emails, we’re excited to introduce Gemini summary cards on mobile.
Prior to today, to generate an email summary, you would tap “Summarize this email” at the top of a message, which then opened Gemini to show you a summary of the thread.
Starting today, summaries will be available at the top of the email content for messages where a summary is helpful, such as longer email threads or messages with several replies. Gemini will synthesize all the key points from the email thread and any replies thereafter will also be a part of the synopsis, keeping all summaries up to date.

Additional details

Users can collapse a Gemini summary card and it will remain collapsed in that email thread. Additional control improvements will be coming soon, for example, if a user frequently collapses Gemini summary cards, future threads will default to a collapsed state until the user expands them again.
This feature is only available for emails in English at this time.
As with all of our AI features, Gmail remains committed to protecting user data and prioritizing privacy. Refer to our Privacy Hub site to learn more.
Emails that do not show summary cards will continue to support user-triggered summaries with the “summarize this email” chip at the top of emails or the option to summarize using Gemini in the side panel.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Starter, Standard and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus
Google One AI Premium
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on

Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources

Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Gmail

Configure Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365 using the Microsoft Graph API

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

What’s changing Beginning today, Admins can use the Microsoft Graph API to enable Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365. The Graph API will replace the existing Exchange Web Services (EWS) API, which will no longer be supported by Microsoft beginning October 1, 2026 – we recommend that admins update their interop configuration to Graph API as soon as possible.
Admins can configure interoperability via the Graph API in the Admin console by going to Apps > Google Workspace > Calendar > Calendar Interop Management > Exchange availability in Calendar > Allow Google Calendar to display Exchange user availability. The user interface has also been streamlined and admins can easily select an endpoint from a drop down list, and enter other details like the specific Microsoft domain that should be connected to Calendar, and specify role accounts for user availability and resource booking.

Quickly select your endpoint type from the new drop down list

Enter additional details, like the Microsoft domain you want to connect to and role accounts.

We’ve also made additional updates to improve the overall admin experience, including additional user interface updates and troubleshooting — keep reading for more information.

Who’s impacted

Admins

Why it’s important

These updates will ensure calendar interoperability continues after support for EWS ends and improve the overall experience for configuring and managing interoperability for admins. Additionally, the Graph API allows admins to grant access to Exchange calendar data only, ensuring access isn’t too broadly scoped.

Additional details

Also included in this update are the following improvements:
Admins can use the same role accounts for user availability and resource booking when configuring their Graph API interop setup.
We’re making it easier for admins to troubleshoot errors encountered while setting up interoperability. Admins can now see detailed information each step of the way which will help them work through potential issues in the setup configuration.
The overall Admin user interface has been streamlined as well. Admins can define which domains are supported by which endpoint, and this information is neatly listed in a table. This makes it easily scannable and actionable, and helps avoid unnecessary queries trying to get the availability of users who are not part of a domain covered by the interop setup.

Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Calendar > Calendar Interop management

If admins select EWS, or have existing endpoints set up using EWS, they will see a reminder banner that EWS will no longer be supported by Microsoft and to use the Graph API instead.

Getting started

Admins: As the Exchange Web Services endpoint type will no longer be supported beginning October 1, 2026, we recommend updating your interop configuration to Graph API as soon as possible. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Calendar interoperability, and specifically allowing Calendar users to see Exchange availability.
End users: There is no end user action required.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 28, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
Frontline Standard and Plus
Nonprofits

Resources

Google Workspace Admin Help: About Calendar interop
Google Workspace Admin Help: Allow Calendar users to see Exchange availability

Understand your videos much faster using Gemini in Google Drive

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

What’s changingIn addition to the ability to use Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive to summarize documents or to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer, we’re excited to extend Gemini’s summarization and Q&A capabilities to videos in Drive.
Starting today, you can use Gemini in Drive to get summaries and ask questions about the content of videos in your Drive, such as:

“Summarize this video”
“List action items from this meeting recording”
“What are the highlights from this announcement video?"

Who’s impacted

End users
Why you’d use it Videos contain a wealth of information, however going back to watch them can be time consuming. With this update, users can leverage Gemini to get what they need from their videos much faster.
Additional details This feature is currently available in English only and accessible when utilizing Google Drive’s overlay previewer or a standalone file viewer (new browser tab).
Getting started

Admins:

End users:

To access this feature, double-click on a video from the Google Drive file list and click on "Ask Gemini" (star button) in the top right corner.
Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Gemini in your Google Drive files.

Rollout pace

Availability Available for Google Workspace:

Business Standard and Plus
Enterprise Standard and Plus
Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
Google One AI Premium

Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
Resources

Introducing video engagement insights in Google Drive

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

What’s changingTo enhance the video player experience within Google Drive, we’ve made numerous improvements, including a new look and feel, and enhanced functionality, automatically generated captions, and most recently, video transcripts. Now, we’re introducing a feature that helps you measure the engagement on videos uploaded to Drive.
Starting today, users can see the total number of times a video is opened under a new Analytics section within the Details panel.
This highly requested feature will help users understand if viewers are engaging with their videos.

see the total number of times a video is opened under a new Analytics section within the Details panel

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

Google Help: Store & play video in Google Drive

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - May 23, 2025

Friday, May 23, 2025

2 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.Use NotebookLM on-the-go with new mobile app We’re excited to introduce the NotebookLM mobile app on Android and iOS devices, enabling all NotebookLM users to listen to and interact with their audio overviews and other functionalities on-the-go. In addition, we’re introducing the ability for users to specify the lengths of their audio overviews. This particular functionality is only available on web at this time, with plans to extend to mobile at a later date. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Google Workspace users with access to NotebookLM. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about NotebookLM.
Introducing a new ‘Getting started’ page to make it easier to create Google Vids We’re introducing a ‘Getting started’ page offering a variety of ways to create videos using Google Vids. Depending on your Workspace edition, this will include options to: plan your video story, generate video clips, record yourself, select a template, upload a clip or image, or start with a blank vid. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Business Starter, Standard and Plus; Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus; Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Education Plus; Nonprofits, customers with a Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on, and anyone who previously purchased a Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about Google Vids.

'Getting started’ page to make it easier to create Google Vids

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Google Vault improves Google Drive search and export: now with document ID and more shared drive options

Google Vault now supports export by Google Drive document IDs. This gives a reliable search for documents where the ID or URL is known, eliminating the previous dependency for searching with collaborators and document content. Going forward, up to 1000 document IDs can be entered in the user interface or API to export targeted files within your domain. | Learn more about document ID and more shared drive options.

Available in beta: Edit client-side encrypted Microsoft Word files with Google Docs

Launching in beta, you can now view and edit client-side encrypted Microsoft Word files in Google Docs. | Learn more about editing client-side encrypted Microsoft Word files with Google Docs.

Ask Gemini in Gmail on mobile to perform Google Calendar related actions

You can now use the Gmail mobile app to ask Gemini to create, delete or edit an event on your calendar and ask Gemini about your daily schedule. | Learn more about Gemini in the Gmail app.

Use Google Classroom in even more languages

We recently announced the ability to use the Google Classroom in additional languages on web and mobile, and today we’re excited to introduce even more languages in the web and mobile experience. | Learn more about language expansion in Classroom.

More ways to create with Canvas

We recently introduced Canvas, the creative space inside the Gemini app, a place to build anything you can describe. This week, with Gemini 2.5 models, Canvas is even more intuitive and powerful, allowing you to create multiple items. | Learn more about Canvas.

Personalize learning with quizzes, available through Canvas in the Gemini app

You can now generate quizzes for any subject using Canvas in the Gemini app by uploading relevant documents or simply entering a prompt like “Give me a practice quiz about the nervous system”. | Learn more about quizzes in Canvas.

Available in Open Beta: Migrate files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive

Beginning this week, the Google Workspace Migrate tool can be used to migrate files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive. This allows admins to migrate data from SharePoint Online sites, including document libraries, folders, files and associated permissions, helping organizations transition to Google Workspace quickly and easily. | Learn more about migrating files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive.

The latest updates for Deep Research in Gemini

This week at Google I/O, we introduced several enhancements for Deep Research. | Learn more about Deep Research in Gemini.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains:

Scheduled Release Domains:

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).

The latest updates for Deep Research in Gemini

Thursday, May 22, 2025

What’s changingIn February, we introduced Deep Research in Gemini, which can bring hours of research to your fingertips in mere minutes by exploring complex topics on your behalf and presenting its findings in a detailed, easy-to-read report. This week at Google I/O, we introduced several enhancements for Deep Research:

Deep Research can now use 2.5 Flash experimental. Gemini Advanced users continue to have access to 2.5 Pro (experimental), our most intelligent model for complete reasoning.

You can upload PDFs and images directly into Deep Research so your research reports can draw from a combination of public information and details that you provide. You can also link documents from Google Drive.

Gemini will proactively suggest related resources in your report to deepen your knowledge, like interactive charts, planning simulators, and additional deep dives into relevant topics.

You can also import, edit, and refine Deep Research reports directly into Canvas before exporting to Docs for further collaboration.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on May 22, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Starter, Standard and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus
Education Fundamentals, Standard and Plus
Frontline Starter and Standard
Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus
Nonprofits

Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
Gemini Education
Gemini Education Premium

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources

Google Help: Use Gemini Apps for in-depth research

Google Help: Get started with the Gemini mobile app

Google Help: Upload & analyze files in Gemini Apps

Google Workspace Updates Blog: Gemini Deep Research and experimental models now available to Google Workspace users in Gemini Advanced

Available in Open Beta: Migrate files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

What’s changingBeginning today, the New Data Migration service can be used to migrate files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive. This allows admins to migrate data from SharePoint Online sites, including document libraries, folders, files and associated permissions, helping organizations transition to Google Workspace quickly and easily.You can start and complete a migration in a few simple steps:

Connect to your SharePoint Online account from which you want to copy data.

Specify which sites you want to copy data from and which Drive folders should contain the copied data.

Specify users and groups whose permissions should be copied.

Example of a running Microsoft SharePoint Online migration

This feature is available in open beta, which means no additional sign-up is required.

Additional details

You can migrate data from up to 100 SharePoint Online sites at a time to Shared Drives in Google Drive.
You can find comprehensive reporting on migration progress, including site and file counts (migrated/skipped). You can also export migration reports for error investigation and troubleshooting.
Delta updates are available to migrate newly added or updated files.

Getting started

Super Admins: You can find this new solution in the Admin console under Menu > Data > Data Import & export > Data Migration (New). Visit the Help Center to learn more about the new Data Migration Service and specifically Microsoft Sharepoint migrations.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 22, 2025

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Starter, Standard and Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard and Plus
Education Fundamentals, Standard and Plus, the Teaching and Learning add-on
Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus
Nonprofits

Resources

Personalize learning with Quizzes, available through Canvas in the Gemini app

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

What’s changingYou can now generate quizzes for any subject using Canvas in the Gemini app by uploading relevant documents or simply entering a prompt like “Give me a practice quiz about the nervous system”. Quizzes can also be useful for business users – for example, you can refresh your knowledge ahead of a customer meeting. Based on the uploaded files or prompt, Gemini will generate interactive quizzes, featuring multiple-choice or true-or-false questions. You can also ask Gemini to generate quizzes based on content created in Canvas, including Deep Research reports.

You’ll receive instant feedback and additional information based on your answers to reinforce learning in real-time. If you get stuck on a question, Gemini can provide helpful hints, to guide you toward the right answer. Once you’ve completed the quiz, you’ll see an overall score, accuracy breakdown, and insights regarding areas of improvement and where to focus your study efforts.

Gemini will provide hints to help you find the right answer

Gemini will provide additional context once you select an answer

Once you complete the quiz, Gemini will provide an overall score and additional insights

Additional details

Getting started

Admins: There is no admin control for Canvas.
End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about taking quizzes in the Gemini app, uploading and analyzing files in the Gemini web app and Canvas in Gemini Apps. File upload from Google Drive in Gemini requires you to connect Google Workspace apps & services in Extensions setting.

Rollout pace

Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Available now.

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:

Business Starter, Standard, Plus
Enterprise Starter, Standard, Plus
Education Fundamentals, Standard, Plus
Frontline Starter and Standard
Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus
Nonprofits

Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:

Gemini Business*
Gemini Enterprise*
Gemini Education
Gemini Education Premium

*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources

Google Help: Learn & take quizzes in Gemini apps

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Learn about more Google Workspace launches

On the “What’s new in Google Workspace?” Help Center page, learn about new products and features launching in Google Workspace, including smaller changes that haven’t been announced on the Google Workspace Updates blog.

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Updates

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - June 6, 2025

Present content from camera in Google Meet

Use suggestions in your client-side encrypted Google Docs

Upload code folders or import your GitHub repositories directly into the Gemini app

Google Meet and Cisco Webex interoperability now includes presented content via a wired HDMI connection

Stay up to date on the latest changes to your files in Drive using “Catch me up”

Integrate Jira with Gmail to create, update, and track work items directly in your inbox

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - May 30, 2025

Preview summaries in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini in four additional languages

New Gemini summary cards now available in the Gmail app on Android and iOS devices

Configure Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365 using the Microsoft Graph API

Understand your videos much faster using Gemini in Google Drive

Introducing video engagement insights in Google Drive

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - May 23, 2025

The latest updates for Deep Research in Gemini

Available in Open Beta: Migrate files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive

Personalize learning with Quizzes, available through Canvas in the Gemini app

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