This official feed from the Google Workspace team provides essential information about new features and improvements for Google Workspace customers.


Data regions are critical for helping organizations meet internal compliance, legal, regulatory, and data sovereignty obligations by controlling the geographic location of covered data at rest and through data processing. Expanding these controls to Apps Script allows organizations—including those in highly regulated industries and the public sector—to build, deploy, and automate enterprise workflows with confidence that their script data and executions remain within designated geographic boundaries.

When a data regions policy is applied to an organizational unit or group, Apps Script data storage and runtime execution adhere to the specified region:

  • Data at rest: Script project files, code definitions, manifest configurations, trigger metadata, and key-value storage (such as Property Service and Cache Service) are stored within the designated geographic region. 
  • Data processing: Script executions, container-bound automations, and associated runtime operations are processed within the selected region.

Note on non-regionalized services:

As Google Apps Script transitions to a regionalized data residency model, non-regionalized Apps Script services will be disabled starting in November 2026 for organizations that turn off the Drive and Docs disablement toggle in data regions advanced settings in the Admin console. Learn more about disabling non-regionalized services.


Enabling Data regions support for Apps Script (Under Drive & Docs)

Getting started

  • Admins: Apps Script automatically adheres to your existing organizational data location policies configured in the Admin console under Menu > Data > Compliance > Data Regions.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Script project creation and executions will automatically follow the data region policy assigned to the user by their administrator. For custom cloud logging and external services, developers can review recommendations in the Apps Script Cloud Projects guide.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Enterprise: Enterprise Plus (provides in-region data storage and processing)
  • Education: Education Standard and Education Plus (provides in-region data storage only)
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus (provides in-region data storage and processing)

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Google Meet users can now connect to nearby conference room hardware by entering a 5-character room code on their personal device. Building on the recent Connect Room launch that uses proximity-based detection to identify nearby hardware, this update provides a reliable manual fallback when ultrasound is unavailable or disabled. Users will see a "Connect with room code" button on their device’s pre-call screen, which allows them to enter the alphanumeric code displayed directly on the hardware’s screen.

See our Early Preview announcement for full details.


Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled/enabled at the device level. We have updated our admin settings for Connect room and related features, visit the Help Center to learn more.
  • End users: This feature will be ON by default. Your admin can turn this feature off for devices in your organization.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

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Users will now be able to use Gemini in Workspace to directly interact with Asana, Atlassian Rovo, HubSpot, Intuit Mailchimp, Intuit Quickbooks, Monday, and Salesforce through Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. This will enable them to access information directly without needing to switch tabs, download files, or interrupt workflows across our Google Workspace apps including Sheets, Gmail, Drive, Docs, Chat, and more.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be ON by default for users with Gemini for Google Workspace access, and can be managed at the domain, organizational unit (OU), or group level in the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Gemini for Workspace > Third-Party Connectors. Admins can control which third-party connectors are enabled for their organization and manage access policies. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing third-party connectors for Gemini.
  • End users: Once enabled by an admin, end users can access third-party connectors through the Gemini side panel in Docs, Sheets, and Slides, as well as in Google Chat. Visit the Help Center to learn more about third party integrations with Gemini in Google Workspace.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise, Standard, and Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI , Pro, and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education; Teaching and Learning; Endpoint Education

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We recently announced the launch of AI Overviews in Gmail search which allows users to ask natural language questions in Gmail’s search bar and get concise summaries and answers without digging through emails. Starting today, we are expanding access to AI Overviews in Gmail search to global users (with paid plans) who have their Gmail language set as English. Previously, this was only available to users in the US with their language set as English.

Getting started

Rollout pace

  • Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on September 3, 2026 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on September 21, 2026
  • Personal Google Accounts (Consumer): Gradual rollout started on September 3, 2026

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Consumers: Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra (excluding personal accounts in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Japan)
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access

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We’re introducing a new capability that allows Google Workspace administrators to configure audience sharing and sensitivity-based data conditions in a single, unified rule. This unified rule flow helps organizations elevate their security posture to proactively mitigate insider risks, prevent data exfiltration, and safely unblock collaboration for high-sensitivity environments.

Previously, administrators managed user/group-based sharing controls with trust rules and data loss prevention (DLP) policies separately for Google Drive. With this launch, admins can now build granular, content-aware sharing boundaries that can evaluate data sensitivity (with classification labels or DLP conditions) and the audience with whom the data is being shared using trust rules criteria (such as organizational units, groups, or domains).



New granular admin policies that prevent sharing between audiences based on data sensitivity

Additional details

The feature supports three audience restriction options:

  • Block sharing with all external users: Prevents any file meeting the content criteria from being shared outside the organization
  • Block all internal and external sharing, except with specific users (Allowlist): Restricts access to a curated list of trusted internal organizational units (OUs), groups, or external domains
  • Block sharing with specific users (Denylist): Explicitly blocks sharing with specific internal organizational units, groups, or external parties (such as vendors or contractors) while permitting sharing with everyone else 

Getting started

  • Admins: When configuring data protection rules in the Admin console, admins should select Google Drive as the app and the “block sharing” option to use this functionality. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
  • Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials; Frontline Standard and Plus

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We’re excited to announce the GA release of a new, simplified way for small businesses to import their users and their business data from Microsoft while setting up Google Workspace with our data import tool.

This new feature allows these businesses and educational institutions to copy their existing Microsoft users, along with their emails, OneDrive files, calendar events, contacts and tasks, into Google Workspace. You can start the import in 2 simple steps:

  • Connect to your Microsoft business account using global admin credentials
  • (Optional) Exclude any users or types of data that you don’t want to import

Once you connect to Microsoft, our data import tool identifies users in your Microsoft account and prepares to add them and their data to your new Google Workspace account. This feature significantly reduces the time and effort required to switch from Microsoft, helping you get your organization up and running quickly.



Additional details

  • You can now import up to 10 Microsoft users and their data automatically through this new feature. Visit the Help Center to learn how to import more than 10 users from Microsoft.
  • You can import users and data only after completing your domain verification and MX activation. The data import process runs in the background while you can continue with your Workspace setup.
  • This process is only applicable if you're on a Flexible Plan. If you're on an Annual/Fixed-Term Plan, you must add more licenses before importing users. Visit the Help Center to learn how to add licenses or change purchase cap.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be available in the setup process for Google Workspace. Once you’ve verified your domain and activated your email records, you will find an option to import your users from Microsoft to Google Workspace before completing the setup. Visit the Help Center to learn more about importing business data during setup.
  • End users: This feature is for admins only.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers

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Today, we’re launching the Gemini desktop app for Windows 10 and 11. This new application is designed to operate seamlessly alongside users’ favorite tools, providing instant assistance without disrupting their workflows.

The Gemini app for Windows provides users with a variety of ways to enhance their productivity directly from their desktop:

  • The Alt + Space keyboard shortcut brings Gemini over active work for quick tasks, like fact-checking a document or brainstorming presentation titles.
  • Users can ask Gemini to draft project summaries using information pulled directly from Google Workspace apps like Gmail and Google Drive.
  • Users can bring creative concepts to life by generating custom images with Nano Banana directly from their desktop.

This launch marks the beginning of Gemini app’s native desktop capabilities for Windows, with more features planned to roll out over time.


Getting started

  • Admins: This feature is ON by default for all organizations with Gemini enabled. The Gemini app and related in-app tools are controlled by the Generative AI settings in the Workspace Admin console. This feature is subject to these existing controls. Visit the Help Center for more information on turning the Gemini app on or off.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Download the Google Gemini app today at gemini.google/desktop. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

Rollout pace

Availability

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

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Building upon the power of Gemini in Sheets on the web, we’re excited to announce that you can now use Gemini in Google Sheets on your Android device to quickly analyze and understand your data while on the go.

Simply tap on the Gemini spark icon, and you can ask questions about your data, generate analytical insights, and create charts. To help you get started, we've included suggested prompts such as “Summarize this table,” and “Analyze for insights.”




(Please note: Mobile capabilities are currently focused on data analysis and insights. To perform complex edits, formatting actions, or generate formulas, please use Gemini in Google Sheets on the web).

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no specific admin control for this mobile feature beyond the general Gemini for Google Workspace enablement at the domain/OU level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing Gemini access.
  • End users: This feature will be available by default for eligible users. To access it, open a compatible spreadsheet on your Android device and tap the Ask Gemini icon. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Gemini in Google Sheets.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Education: Google AI Pro for Education
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra

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Google Workspace administrators can now enable external sharing for Gemini Notebook using granular controls in the Admin console. Previously, administrators only had a single high-level toggle to turn Gemini Notebook completely on or off for their entire organization. This update introduces four sharing options, allowing administrators to empower their organization’s sharing workflows. These settings can be enabled at the domain, organizational unit (OU), or group level, providing some flexibility for distinct sets of users.

The options include:

  • Off: Users cannot share notebooks with anyone outside the domain. This is the default setting.
  • Trusted Domains: Users can share notebooks externally, but sharing is strictly restricted to email addresses within a specified allowlist of trusted domains.
  • On: Users can share notebooks with any external email address.
  • On with public notebook sharing: Users can create and share public notebooks with anyone with a link. Individual emails do not need to be added as a sharee.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers

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We’re committed to continuously improving Sheets to ensure it is a powerful, responsive, and scalable spreadsheet tool for your needs. To that end, we’ve increased the cell limit in Google Sheets from up to 10 million cells to up to 20 million cells. This limit applies to new, existing, and imported files.

Whether you are building a new spreadsheet from scratch, expanding an existing workbook, or importing large datasets from Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) or CSV files, Google Sheets now supports up to 20 million cells per spreadsheet.

Coming soon, we also plan to increase the file byte size limit for imported spreadsheets, making it easier to bring extensive datasets from other spreadsheet formats directly into Google Sheets.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end-user setting for this feature. The expanded limit will apply automatically when creating, expanding, or importing spreadsheets.

Rollout pace

Availability

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

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We are introducing a new, dedicated formula editor dialog for creating and editing calculated fields within pivot tables in Google Sheets. This update streamlines how you build custom formulas and derived metrics, making data analysis faster and more accurate.

Specifically, this new update introduces:

  • A dedicated formula editor dialog for creating and modifying custom calculations
  • Field selection menus to insert column names without manual typing
  • Real-time syntax and formula validation to catch errors before applying changes 

Previously, creating calculated fields in Google Sheets required entering formulas into inline sidebar cards, which involved manual typing of exact field names and lacked live error checking. With this update, calculated fields can be created and managed with greater speed and accuracy, ensuring formulas remain consistent and easy to maintain across spreadsheets.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts

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In January 2026, we introduced Automatic room check-in for Google Meet available on mobile to organizations on the Rapid Release track enrolled in Early Preview Rooms. We’re excited to announce that this feature is now rolling out to all Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware. This feature simplifies the process of joining meetings for those using companion mode on a phone or tablet within a conference room. We're introducing automatic room check-in via ultrasound proximity detection. To automatically check you in, the green room uses your phone or tablet’s microphone to detect an ultrasound signal from the conference room hardware, streamlining the process and eliminating unnecessary steps. This feature is available on Android and iOS devices.


Automatic check-in on Android, Right: on iOS

Additional details

  • Minimum Android build required:
    • Meet: 367.0 (Android Settings > Apps > Meet > [App Info > Version])
    • Gmail: 2026.06.29. (Android Settings > Apps > Gmail > [App Info > Version])
  • Minimum iOS build required:
    • Meet: 374.0. (Meet > Settings -> About, terms, and privacy > Version)
    • Gmail:  6.0.260824. (Settings > About Gmail > Version)

Getting started

  • Admins: Automatic check-in is on by default and can be enabled or disabled at the room level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning proximity detection on or off.
  • End users: The Companion mode entry point will be highlighted in the greenroom when the proximity detection signal is detected. After joining a meeting in Companion mode, the user will be automatically checked into the room. If proximity check-in isn’t working, visit the Help Center for troubleshooting tips. Users can still check in manually after joining the call.

Rollout pace

Android

iOS

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, and Workspace Individual subscribers with Google Meet hardware.

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Completing a single task shouldn't mean breaking your focus or switching apps. To keep you in the flow of work, Gemini can tackle complex tasks behind the scenes, working as an intelligent orchestrator across Workspace using the power of Workspace Intelligence. You can prompt Gemini to help from wherever you are working, including Google Chat, Drive, Docs, Slides, and Gmail*.

Before, you had to prompt within each individual app to get personalized AI help. For example, generating a personalized document with Gemini required being in Docs while building AI-powered spreadsheets required being in Sheets. Now, for example, with richer AI integrations across Workspace apps, Gemini can help you drive your work forward faster by creating personalized and formatted docs or beautifully designed slides without leaving Gmail. This functionality also will soon power the flows you build in Workspace Studio.

Now you can use Gemini across your Workspace apps to:

  • Create content: Generate formatted Google Docs, structured Sheets, or stylized Slides in the background, saved securely to your Drive.
    • Example prompts:
      • When in Gmail (via the side panel) to create a doc: “Create a strategy brief for this project with goals, milestones and next steps.“
      • When in Gmail (via the side panel) to create a spreadsheet: "Create a tracker for this project in a new spreadsheet"
      • When in Docs (via the side panel) to create a deck: "Turn this proposal into an easy to read slide deck for my director using @presentation as a style reference.”
      • When in Chat (via Ask Gemini in Chat) to create a document: "Create a deck outlining Project Zebra with the latest updates"
      • When in Drive (via Ask Gemini in Drive) to create a document: "Create a customer insights deck from project Zebra using my project files including sheets, reports, and emails”
  • Conduct deep research: Synthesize complex data scattered across large folders or long threads into a summary report, complete with clear source attributions.
    • Example prompts:
      • When in Docs (via the side panel): “Can you do deep research to see how this blog post compares to other content we have drafted internally and what competitors have published externally?”
  • Draft and send emails: Compose detailed emails based on meeting notes or active documents, open as a draft in Gmail or send it directly from the Workspace app you are in.
    • Example prompts:
      • When in Docs (via the side panel): “Send an email to my sales team for their review and feedback"
  • Schedule your meetings: Find open times, schedule meetings, or resolve calendar conflicts when communicating with your teams without switching to your calendar.
    • Example prompts:
      • When in Chat (via Ask Gemini in Chat): “Schedule some time for me to discuss next steps with product around launch timelines for our new customer support tool“
  • Keep track of your to-dos: Instantly log a reminder or create a to-do list, mapping them straight into Google Tasks.
      • When in Slides (via the side panel): “Based on the presented strategy, can you remind me to follow up with the Marketing team next week to see how the social campaign went?”



Build branded decks without having to leave Docs

Enterprise security and compliance controls are built-in:

  • Data confidentiality: Your data is not reviewed by humans or used to train Gemini models.
  • Granular permissions: Gemini respects the authenticated user’s existing access permissions and sharing policies. If the user cannot access a document, neither can Gemini.
  • Human-in-the-Loop controls: For actions involving external communication or calendar commitments, such as sending emails or scheduling meetings, Gemini presents an interactive preview card, allowing users to review, edit, and confirm before execution.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Standard and Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro (with the exception of scheduling functionality) and Google AI Ultra
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus (only for scheduling functionality)
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access

Note: Usage of advanced AI features across Workspace apps is subject to usage limits. At launch, this feature will be supported in English only. Support for more languages will be added in the future.

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We are introducing persistent drafts in Google Chat. Unsent messages are now automatically saved so you can finish and send later, and are also synchronized across your devices, allowing you to start composing a message on one device and finish or send it from another.

With this update, you can start typing a message and finish later, even if you close Chat or reboot your device. If you start typing a message at your desk, you can finish and send the message from your tablet or mobile phone during your commute. Your unsent drafts will be waiting in the conversation compose box and the drafts shortcut.

  • Drafts are saved per conversation (DMs, group DMs, and Spaces).
  • You will find your drafts for a given conversation or thread stored in the compose box.
  • You will also find your drafts across all conversations in the drafts shortcut.
  • Unsent drafts are retained for up to 30 days.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

Rollout pace

Web

  • Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility with expected completion by September 15, 2026)  starting on September 8, 2026 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 22, 2026

Android & iOS

Availability

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

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To help organizations elevate their security posture, we are introducing context-aware access (CAA) policies in the Admin console for Gemini Enterprise. Google Workspace administrators can select granular security attributes for Gemini Enterprise access, including device security and location settings that can be applied to personal and managed devices.

For example, an administrator can create a CAA policy that restricts access to Gemini Enterprise from specific geographic regions. Organizations can also reuse their existing policies that apply to Workspace apps by also applying them to Gemini Enterprise.



Context-Aware Access settings for Gemini Enterprise in Admin console

Getting started

  • Admins: Context-Aware Access for Gemini Enterprise can be configured at the organizational unit (OU) or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Context-Aware Access, creating Context-Aware Access levels, and assigning Context-Aware Access levels to apps.
  • End users: If enabled by your admin, you can access Gemini Enterprise when authenticating using your Google sign-in. If your organization’s Context-Aware Access settings are not set to allow access, you may see a message letting you know that you cannot use Google sign-in to authenticate with Gemini Enterprise, or you may see remediation messages which will provide some options on how to unblock Gemini Enterprise.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Standard, and Plus
  • Other: Frontline Standard and Plus; Enterprise Essentials Plus; Cloud Identity Premium

Note: You will need to have purchased Gemini Enterprise to apply Context-Aware Access policies for your users.

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The new 1Password SaaS Manager integration for Google Chat helps teams streamline IT and HR processes by bringing notifications, actions  and approvals directly within Chat.

With this  integration, teams can build automated workflows for common employee access scenarios, including provisioning and deprovisioning membership across Google Chat spaces. Managers and approvers can review requests and take action directly from interactive Google Chat messages, helping reduce delays and keeping access decisions moving without switching tools.


Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all managed Google Workspace business or organizational accounts

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Google Sheets now supports the full Google Fonts web font library directly within charts. Users can now select “More fonts” from any font dropdown inside the chart editor sidebar to search, add, and apply custom web fonts across key chart text elements. This expanded font support is available for:

  • Chart titles and subtitles
  • Horizontal and vertical axis titles and labels
  • Data labels
  • Legend text

Additionally, this launch enhances import and export compatibility with Microsoft Excel to preserve a wider range of fonts across both platforms. Previously, importing Excel files containing charts with custom fonts would result in missing or fallback font substitutions. Now, custom fonts present in both platforms are seamlessly preserved during file import and export, ensuring visual consistency and brand fidelity when moving spreadsheets between Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.



User selecting a custom web font in the Google Sheets chart editor

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts

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Google Workspace administrators can now access comprehensive audit logs for Gemini Notebook in the Admin console, providing greater insights into how the application is used across their organizations. This update introduces full visibility into Gemini Notebook actions, allowing administrators to review usage and audit data access in the security investigation tool and audit and investigation tool.



Gemini Notebook log events in the ‘Audit and Investigation’ tool in the Admin console.

Additional details

Administrators can track a wide range of user actions across multiple categories, including notebook visibility, user identity, IP address, and resource context. These audit logs can be exported and reviewed using BigQuery or accessed directly within the Admin console using the security investigation tool. These monitoring capabilities help administrators meet regulatory compliance requirements, understand collaboration patterns, and protect company data within their digital environments.

Note: While audit log storage itself follows standard Workspace regional routing policies, Gemini Notebook user data—such as notebooks, sources, and chat histories—is stored globally and does not currently support data regionalization.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

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Google Vids now allows you to transform static Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files into engaging video summaries. This new feature leverages AI to generate scripts and narration while providing custom visuals to bring your documents to life.



Whether you are catching up on training material, meeting notes or reviewing lengthy documentation and reports, this tool is designed to make the process of digesting information effortless. By converting text-heavy files into concise videos, users can quickly grasp key takeaways through a more dynamic medium.





Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more  or try it today at vids.new

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Nonprofits
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education; Teaching and Learning

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Earlier this year, we introduced the ability for Workspace users to set persistent custom instructions for Gemini in Google Docs. We're now expanding support for these custom instructions to additional Gemini in Workspace surfaces, specifically:

  • Ask Gemini in Drive
  • Ask Gemini in Chat
  • Gemini side panel in Slides, Sheets, and Gmail

These instructions help personalize your interactions with Gemini and ensure that Gemini adapts to your style, tone, and formatting preferences without needing to repeat them in every conversation, ultimately saving you time and ensuring consistency.

With this update, users can build a set of custom instructions that Gemini respects across these Gemini surfaces. The update ensures that users have a consistent personalization experience across the platform based on their individual needs or preferences.



You can declare preferences in any Gemini in Workspace Surface



All saved instruction can be viewed and managed in the Personalization Setting tab


These instructions are then used to personalize Gemini’s responses across Workspace

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: Get started by opening the side panel, Ask Gemini in Drive, or Ask Gemini in Chat. You can then prompt Gemini to store a specific instruction. You can also access the ‘Your Instructions for Gemini In Workspace” Menu by selecting the hamburger menu > Settings > Personalization. Visit the Help Center to learn more about customizing Gemini in Workspace's responses with your instructions.

Rollout pace

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