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Occupancy counting is now available for Android-based Logitech Gen 2 room hardware (starting with Logitech Rally Board 65) to help measure how meeting rooms are used. This feature brings the same occupancy counting capabilities found on ChromeOS devices to Android-based hardware. Support for occupancy counting will be added next year for earlier Gen 1 devices later as part of an upcoming CollabOS update.

Understanding room occupancy helps organizations optimize real estate and room design based on user needs. For instance, organizations can track if rooms with older video hardware are being avoided in favor of rooms equipped with better tracking cameras and audio bars.

Admins can review occupancy data in the Google Admin console and optionally download it as a spreadsheet. This feature does not collect or store any personally identifiable information (PII). Because occupancy detection processes data locally on the device, the camera LED indicator may remain off during counting depending on the hardware vendor. Refer to vendor documentation for device-specific information.



Review room booking and occupancy in the Admin console

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be off by default and can be enabled at the domain, organizational unit (OU), or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning on occupancy detection.
  • End users: There is no end-user setting for this feature.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available now to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet on Logitech Gen 2 AOSP hardware devices (Rally Board 65 or later) with support for earlier devices coming in a future CollabOS update.

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Previously, we announced new admin and end user settings for Google Meet ‘Take notes for me’ pre-configuration. These settings will begin to take effect September 29th.

Below is the previously communicated information about these new settings.

Admin settings

Previously, admins could only enable or disable automatic note-taking for all meetings. We’re now rolling out a third option, which will allow admins to enable automatic note-taking only for meetings with three or more people.

Customers on Business Standard and Business Plus plans will see this setting turned ON by default on; the setting will be OFF by default for customers on Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Frontline Plus plans, as well as those with the Google AI Pro for Education add-on. If you want to change your settings, you can do so in the Admin console. These settings will begin impacting end users on September 29th 2026. 

If you currently participate in the Gemini Alpha program, and previously tested this setting, it may already be ON. Please review the current state of the settings for your organization in the Admin console.



End user settings

We’re also introducing a way for end users to enable note-taking only for meetings with three or more participants. Once the “For all meetings I host with 3+ guests” option rolls out, users should revisit their settings to confirm they’re configured as desired. This option will begin rolling out on September 29th.


Getting started

  • Admins for Business Standard and Business Plus organizations: This new setting is ON by default and will begin impacting users on September 29th. If you want to change your settings, you can do so in the Admin console. Visit the Help Center for more information on how to adjust these settings.
  • Admins for Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline Plus, and Google AI Pro for Education organizations: This new setting is OFF by default and will begin impacting users September 29th. If you want to change your settings, you can do so in the Admin console. Visit the Help Center for more information on how to adjust these settings.
  • Admins for organizations participating in Gemini Alpha program: Your settings may be impacted by previous configurations. Please review your settings before September 29th, to ensure they’re configured correctly.
  • End users on all plans: The default set by admins will go into effect for end users September 29th. Users can override this default in the Meet user settings after that date. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Meeting settings for “take notes for me”.

Rollout pace

Pre-Configured settings will take effect:

End user setting rollout:

Availability

  • Business: Business Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education

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Introducing Quick notes – high-level overview of main takeaways from your meetings that empowers you to quickly review essential information without diving into every single detail. Designed specifically for the efficient consumption of knowledge, the content fits onto a single page and is strictly limited to the most important meeting action items, outcomes, and talking points. It is built primarily for executive users, or anyone less involved in the deep details, who needs to extract information as fast as possible.

Quick notes is the new default tab in your Take notes for me Doc. For those of you that check notes while on the move, Quick notes will also serve as the new default summary prominently featured in your Take notes for me emails. This ensures you can rapidly absorb the core insights you need before you even open the full document.

If you still want to deep dive into the full meeting note details, you can hop over to the Full notes tab (the previous standard notes layout). This secondary tab preserves all the rich, in-depth context from your discussions whenever you are ready to explore the comprehensive record.



Quick notes in the notes doc

Quick notes in the notes email

Getting started

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

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra

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 Confluence by Atlassian is designed  for teams to store and share ideas, docs, and knowledge. Workspace customers can now use Confluence for Google Chat to bring relevant project context and information from Confluence directly into Chat conversations. This integration, which is part of the Atlassian add-on, enables teams to work more effectively by connecting real-time collaboration with source-of-truth documentation. 

Key features include:

  • Rich link previews: View page titles, summaries, and author name when sharing Confluence links in Chat 
  • Personal notifications: Be notified in real-time for @mentions, comment replies, or changes to Confluence pages you own
  • Shared pages updates: Receive automated notifications when changes are made to shared Confluence pages 

This enhanced app enables Workspace customers to use Google Chat for team collaboration while keeping Atlassian as their system of record for knowledge management.


Getting started

  • Admins: Admins can install the Atlassian add-on on their users’ behalf. Visit the Help Center to learn more about installing Marketplace apps for your organization.
  • End users: End users need a Confluence account to use this app. They can also search for the Confluence add-on in Google Chat under Apps > Find apps. Visit the Google Workspace Marketplace to learn more and install the Confluence Chat App as part of the Atlassian add-on.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
  • A Confluence Cloud account is required to use the integration

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Google Sheets now supports custom sorting and manual reordering in pivot tables. Users can now drag and drop rows and columns on a pivot table to match specific presentation needs and custom business hierarchies, rather than being restricted to standard ascending or descending alphanumeric order. This launch includes the following capabilities:

  • On-grid drag-and-drop: Directly grab and move individual row or column headers with clear drop-zone indicators
  • Multi-item reordering: Select and reposition multiple rows or columns simultaneously
  • Hierarchical preservation: Automatically move nested child items alongside parent fields, maintaining structure across expand and collapse actions
  • Persistent sort states: Preserve custom arrangements across browser sessions, data refreshes, filtering, and layout adjustments

This update also delivers significant improvements for Microsoft Excel file interoperability. Previously, when importing Microsoft Excel workbooks containing pivot tables with manual or custom sort orders, Google Sheets defaulted back to ascending or descending order. Now, imported spreadsheets retain their pivot tables with the exact custom sort order preserved. Furthermore, exporting workbooks back to Microsoft Excel retains these sorted orders for seamless roundtrip compatibility.



User dragging and dropping row labels to manually reorder a pivot table in Google Sheets

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

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

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