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What’s changing 

Admins can now select “Warn” as an action when deploying context-aware access (CAA) levels. When applied, end users will see a warning message if they do not meet their admin defined conditions for accessing Google Workspace applications. They can click “See details” to see more information about why they received the warning – for example, they may be notified that their operating system is outdated and requires an update. The warning provides a useful reminder for the user to take action otherwise access could be blocked in the future. 

It’s important to note that “Warn” mode will not block users from accessing a particular app or service and they will have the option to proceed despite the warning. “Warn” mode helps educate users if they’re trying to access apps in a less secure situation and how to remediate this risk, while reducing the workload required by admins to socialize best practices. 
Example of a warning notification 


Example of what a user might see when they click “See details” 

Additional details 

  • Warning messages will be shown to users once every 48 hours if their device and session continues to not meet access levels to ensure minimizing end user friction. 
  • "Access Warning Sent” and “Access Warning Viewed by User” events can be reviewed in the CAA audit logs and in the security investigation tool for select Google Workspace customers. 

Getting started 


Admin app access level assignment flow

Rollout pace 


Availability 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Frontline Standard and Frontline Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus 
  • Education Standard and Education Plus 
  • Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Cloud Identity Premium 

Resources 

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Building upon the ability to generate images using Gemini in Google Docs on web, we’re excited to announce you can now generate images in Docs on your Android mobile device. Once you select the image, you can then save it, copy it, or insert it into a document. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Gemini in Google Docs.


Rollout Pace

  • Rapid and Scheduled release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on August 8, 2025

Availability

  • Available to Business Standard and Plus; Enterprise Standard and Plus; Google AI Pro and Ultra, customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on, and anyone who previously purchased a Gemini Business or Gemini Enterprise add-on


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Update 2 (September 3, 2025): We updated this post to indicate that the rollout will start the second week of December 2025. Previously, the rollout was planned to start on August 26. 

Update (August 15, 2025): We updated this post to indicate that the rollout will start on August 26. Previously, the rollout was planned to start on August 19. 

What’s changing 

Earlier this year, we launched an improved version of the OAuth consent screen to the Apps Script IDE and unpublished Editor Add-ons that allows users to specify which individual scopes they would like to authorize for that script. For example, if a script requests access to a user’s Sheets and Forms files, and the users only intends to use the script with Sheets files, they can decide to only allow access to their spreadsheets and not their forms. 


This screenshot shows the new OAuth consent screen, which lets the user provide consent for a subset of the requested OAuth scopes. 

We’re excited to announce that this more granular OAuth consent screen will be expanding to an additional Apps Script execution type. Soon, published Editor add-ons powered by Apps Script will also present users with this more granular consent screen when requesting an OAuth grant. This will allow users of these add-on types to provide partial OAuth consent when authorizing new add-ons. A reminder that this also includes reconsenting to add-ons when OAuth grants expire.

Additional details 

To prepare for the release of this new consent flow, we suggest that Editor add-on developers refer to the ScriptApp and AuthorizationInfo classes. These allow Apps Script developers to programmatically interact with the scopes granted for a script. This allows developers to put in such safeguards as short-circuiting a script execution if not all scopes are granted. For more information, refer to the developer documentation. To test these changes, please see the documentation on Testing Editor Addons. 

Getting Started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • Developers and end users: This new consent screen will only be used for new OAuth scope grants. Pre-existing scope grants will not be affected, so no action is required by users on scripts they’ve already authorized. 

Rollout pace 


Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers
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What’s changing 

Starting today, the full screen action appears when viewing a presentation or sharing your screen. This option increases the size of the presentation by maximizing the Meet UI and reducing the size of meeting participants using sidebar view. 

Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: To use this feature, select the “Enter Full Screen” action at the bottom of an active presentation. Check out this Help Center for details. 

Rollout pace 

  • Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on July 29th, 2025 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on August 14th, 2025 

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
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What’s changing 

You can now use Gemini to craft personalized, illustrated storybooks about any topic with read-aloud narration. You can create a story by simply describing the storybook you want in a prompt (e.g. “Create a storybook for my 2 and 4 yo daughters explaining my career to them based on my uploaded resume and photo”), or by using the new pre-made Storybook Gem, and Gemini will create a unique 10-page illustrated storybook complete with custom audio narration. You can also add content like photos and other files to teach a lesson through visual storytelling, explore moments in the past, or use it as a vibrant canvas for imaginative fiction. 

 A storybook in Gemini is created with illustrations and text based on a user’s prompt. 

Additional details 

  • This feature is available in all languages and regions supported by the Gemini app. 
  • At this time, storybooks are available to users 18+. 
  • At this time, Google Workspace business and education users cannot share storybooks. However, if a user with a personal account shares a link to a storybook, Workspace users will be able to open it, but they cannot take additional actions, such as asking Gemini to refine the content. 

Getting started 


Rollout pace 

  • Web: Available now 
  • Mobile: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) 

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. 

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