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Google Apps Script is officially a Google Workspace core service. Covered under the Google Cloud Terms of Service and Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service, Apps Script now offers the same enterprise-grade data protection, robust administrative controls, and standard technical support that safeguards other core services. With this update, you can now more confidently deploy Apps Script across your organization.

More about Apps Script

Apps Script is a cloud-based JavaScript platform that enables users to customize, automate, and extend Google Workspace applications like Sheets, Docs, and Forms, as well as build custom solutions and add-ons. You can use it to:

  • Create custom menus, dialogs, and sidebars within Sheets, Docs, and Slides.
  • Write custom functions for Sheets to automate complex calculations.
  • Build internal add-ons to streamline organizational workflows and integrate with third-party APIs.

Getting started

  • Admins:
    • If you already have Apps Script enabled: No action is required. Your organization will automatically benefit from these new core service protections and technical support.
    • If you previously restricted Apps Script: If you turned Apps Script off due to compliance, security, or support concerns, you can now enable the service to provide secure, custom automation for your users. Visit the Help Center to learn how to manage Apps Script access for your organization.
  • End users: No action is required. Visit the Help Center to learn more about getting started with Apps Script.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Apps Script is now available as a core service for all Google Workspace customers

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Prior to this update, iOS users without the Gmail or Meet apps were unable to participate in Google Meet sessions on their mobile devices. Now, iOS mobile device users can join meetings directly through Safari, without needing to install an app. The process is now seamless; individuals without a Google account can simply provide their name to request entry into the call.


In this animation, an iPhone user has received a link to join a Meet call. They click on the link and immediately join via their Safari browser.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: If an iOS user attempts to join a Google Meet call and doesn’t have the Gmail or Meet app installed, they’ll be automatically directed to join via Safari.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts
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In Alert Center, we are expanding the existing “Super Admin password reset” alert into a broader Admin password reset alert. Previously, this rule only triggered alerts when a super admin’s password was changed. With this update, the alert will now cover password resets for all administrator roles within your organization.

This update provides admins with better visibility and control over the security of their organization's privileged accounts. Monitoring password changes for all admin roles provide a higher level of oversight to respond more quickly to potential account compromises or unauthorized changes.

This change aligns with security best practices by treating all administrative access with increased vigilance.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be ON by default and automatically replaces the previous "Super Admin password reset" rule. No action is required to enable the new alert. If you had modified the recipient list for the previous rule, those settings will automatically carry over to the new rule.
  • End users: There is no end user setting or impact for this feature.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers

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We’re excited to introduce a new Gemini in Sheets capability that enables you to diagnose and fix formula errors in one click. When you encounter a formula error, Gemini can analyze the surrounding data structure to help provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the core issue alongside a corrected version of the formula. The functionality seamlessly supports everything from basic arithmetic to highly intricate calculations, simplifying what is traditionally a frustrating and time-consuming debugging process.

Since Gemini is built directly in Sheets, it removes the barrier to writing complex formulas for advanced analysis right where you work. This ensures that both novice users and seasoned data analysts can maintain momentum without having to manually parse error messages or search external forums for solutions.


GIF showing formula fixing functionality


Getting started


Note: Through July 15, 2026, Workspace customers will get promotional access to higher limits for the improved Gemini in Sheets experience, allowing users to experiment with this feature.. Per-user usage limits will apply after July 15; we’ll provide more information in the Help Center in advance of updated usage limits going into effect.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access*
*After July 15, 2026, users with AI Expanded Access licenses will have higher limits on usage of this feature.

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New discoverable space setting in Google Chat

Previously, spaces were either private (invite-only) or open (anyone in the organization can find and join). Discoverable spaces provide a new option between the two: they appear when users browse for spaces within their organization, but the conversation history and messages remain private until an owner or manager approves a user's request to join. | Learn more.

Carrier Link for Google Voice

Carrier Link allows Workspace customers to easily add phone numbers and calling plans from a certified local carrier, leveraging a pre-configured multi-tenant implementation of SIP Link. | Learn more.

AI note-taking is now available in Google Voice

This powerful new feature records and transcribes calls, summarizes key points, and organizes action items, which are sent via Gmail and stored in the Voice app. | Learn more.

Gemini in Chrome expands to more languages and regions, including Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East

Many of Chrome's latest AI features are rolling out to users in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and more. | Learn more.

Control whether your users can have temporary chats and delete conversations in the Gemini app

We’re introducing two new administrator controls for the Gemini app (gemini.google.com) that allow end users to manage their own chat activity. Admins can now configure whether users can use temporary chats and delete their conversation history. | Learn more.

Create longer Veo videos and generate multiple at once in Google Vids

These updates provide all Vids users with the ability to create longer videos with consistent characters and generate multiple videos in parallel, enabling you to bring your vision to life faster than ever before. | Learn more.

Enhanced AI avatar features and capabilities in Google Vids

We’re excited to announce expanded language support, a new collection of avatar defaults, and the ability to direct your custom avatars to take action in any generated video. | Learn more.

Custom event colors in Google Calendar

Going forward, users are offered an expanded color palette so they can personalize events and visually organize their calendar with ease, giving each user access to up to 200 custom colors for individual events via both the native web and mobile apps as well as the Calendar API. | Learn more.

Make Gemini more helpful and relevant to your teaching goals with the Google Classroom app in Gemini

Educators have shared that AI is especially helpful when it understands the context of their teaching environment, from tailoring resources toward student needs or building on their existing materials. To support this, Gemini will be able to collaborate with your Google Classroom, using context from your classes to inform its outputs or help complete tasks. | Learn more.

Improved management of secondary calendars via the Calendar API

We’re introducing two enhancements to the Calendar API that make it easier for admins to programmatically manage secondary calendars within their organization: a transfer API and a filter for secondary calendars owned by your organization. | Learn more.

Google Meet now available on Android Auto

We’re bringing the power of Google Meet to your vehicle's display with our new integration for Android Auto. This update makes it easy to safely stay connected and handle important meetings hands-free from behind the wheel. | Learn more.

Expanded language support for building and editing spreadsheets with Gemini

We’re now expanding support for these features to 28 additional languages, enabling users who speak Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, German, Chinese Simplified, Dutch, Hebrew, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Indonesian, Malay, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Arabic, Finnish, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Greek, Thai, Romanian, Russian, Catalan, and Hungarian to collaborate natively with Gemini in their preferred language. | Learn more.

The announcements above were published on the Workspace Updates blog over the last week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
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