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

Now generally available: Bulk import using client-side encryption and the Drive API

Previously available in beta, client-side encryption (CSE) customers can now conduct bulk migrations of sensitive files from both cloud and on-premises data sources. | Learn more about how to bulk import using client-side encryption and the Drive API.

Securely manage AI and agent access to Workspace data with the AI control center

Securely managing access for generative AI and agent actions to Workspace data is easier ever than before with the new AI control center in the Admin console. | Learn more about how to securely manage AI and agent access to Workspace data with the AI control center.

Set custom instructions for Gemini in Google Docs

We are introducing the ability to set custom, persistent instructions for Gemini in Google Docs. These instructions 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. | Learn more about how to set custom instructions for Gemini in Google Docs.

Require explicit consent for Take Notes with Gemini, recordings, and transcripts in Google Meet

We’re introducing a new feature that allows administrators to require explicit consent from meeting participants before automatic note-taking, recording, and/or transcription begins. | Learn more about how to require explicit consent for Take Notes with Gemini, recordings, and transcripts in Google Meet.

Turn your AI prompts into one-click tools using skills in Chrome

To streamline your workday, we’re launching skills in Chrome for eligible Workspace users. This feature allows you to save your most effective prompts and run them instantly with a single click, no matter where you are on the web. | Learn more about how to turn your AI prompts into one-click tools using skills in Chrome.

Improvements to the Meet starter step and Calendar time-blocking capabilities in Google Workspace Studio 

We’re introducing enhancements to the Google Meet starter step in Google Workspace Studio. As part of this, the step When a meeting transcript is ready has been renamed When meeting outputs are ready. | Learn more about the improvements to the Meet starter step and Calendar time-blocking capabilities in Google Workspace Studio.

View the Google Meet live stream automatically if an adaptive meeting becomes full

We're making it simpler to join large Google Meet events. When an adaptive meeting reaches its maximum capacity for meeting contributors (those with camera, microphone, and screen sharing privileges), any additional users attempting to join the main call are automatically redirected to join the live stream instead. | Learn more about how to view the Google Meet live stream automatically if an adaptive meeting becomes full.

Google Workspace Studio available in more languages

Google Workspace Studio has expanded its support to include seven new languages. | Learn more about Google Workspace Studio available in more languages.

Improvements To Help Me Write in Gmail

Help me write in Gmail is evolving into an even more helpful partner that can pull in your natural voice and personalized context to get you closer to the perfect draft every time. | Learn more about improvements To Help Me Write in Gmail.
Read More

As previously announced, Help me write in Gmail is evolving into an even more helpful partner that can pull in your natural voice and personalized context to get you closer to the perfect draft every time. We’ve added two new personalization enhancements:

  • Topic contextualization: The feature can now connect to Google Drive and Gmail based on your prompt. It will then use the context from these apps to automatically insert relevant information into the email draft, reducing the time you spend toggling between apps to find specific details.
  • Tone and style personalization: Help me write can also now create personalized email drafts that match the tone and style of your previously written emails.

Before and after of a generated email

With these new changes, users will save valuable time currently spent on cross-Workspace app context switching to reference correct sources, typing, copy-pasting, and formatting. Just type a short prompt, and delegate the draft writing for common use cases, including:

  • Responding to inquiries from customers and partners
  • Distributing information, documents, or materials to collaborators
  • Reporting progress, milestones, and project-related issue to leadership
  • Seeking assistance or answers from team
  • Providing or asking for feedback from peers
  • Sharing team announcements or progress reports to the organization
  • Introducing new projects
  • Exploring potential partnerships
  • Teacher-parent- communications
  • Grant proposals

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education

Resources

Read More

Google Workspace Studio has expanded its support to include seven new languages. In addition to English, Workspace Studio now offers full capabilities in:

  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, Plus, Teaching and Learning
  • AI Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education

Resources

Read More

We're making it simpler to join large Google Meet events. When an adaptive meeting reaches its maximum capacity for meeting contributors (those with camera, microphone, and screen sharing privileges), any additional users attempting to join the main call are automatically redirected to join the live stream instead. In the live stream they can still interact using reactions, chat, polls and Q&A. What interactive features are available depends on what the host allows in the Host controls settings.

Users that try to join the main call while only invited to the live stream will also be redirected automatically. 

This means a smoother, seamless viewing experience for everyone attending your largest meetings. It doesn't change access settings to meetings or live streams. The host still remains in control over who can take part in meetings and live streams, and which features are available for them to use. The new redirect will be working for any meetings hosts make adaptive under Meeting Access.

Participants can still also join the live stream directly by clicking the separate live stream link in calendar events.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: This feature is automatically turned on for any meeting hosts make adaptive in Meet Settings > Host controls > Meeting access. There is no setting for meeting attendees. Visit the Help Center to learn more about adaptive meeting settings.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Teaching and Learning

Resources

Read More

We’re introducing enhancements to the Google Meet starter step in Google Workspace Studio. As part of this, the step When a meeting transcript is ready has been renamed When meeting outputs are ready. This step now allows you to decide if the workflow should run when either meeting transcripts or Notes by Gemini are ready. Previously, only meeting transcripts would trigger the flow to run.

In addition, you can now select up to 100 different meetings to trigger your flow whereas in the past you could only select one meeting. This update allows you to easily automate the same process for multiple events.

Use the updated “When meeting outputs are ready” starter step

With these enhancements, you gain greater precision in managing which meeting artifacts and which specific meetings activate your workflow.

Block time on your calendar
We’re also making it possible for Workspace Studio flows to block time on your calendar.

You can use the “Block time” step with “Ask Gemini” or “Extract” steps to automate use cases like adding a reminder block on your calendar for an appointment confirmation or required training you received in email, or to schedule focus time. The event the flow creates is just for you and no guests can be added.

Use the “Block time” step to create an event for you in your calendar

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education; Teaching and Learning
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access*
*Starting June 1, 2026, users with AI Expanded Access licenses will have higher limits on usage of Workspace Studio.

Resources

Read More

Useful Links

Join the official community for Google Workspace administrators

In the Google Cloud Community, discuss the latest features with Googlers and other Google Workspace admins like you. Learn tips and tricks that will make your work and life easier. Be the first to know what's happening with Google Workspace.

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.

Learn about our customers

Discover how a diverse range of organizations, from small businesses and nimble startups to globally recognized Fortune 500 corporations, leverage the collaborative power of Google Workspace. Explore examples of how teams of are streamlining workflows and driving productivity by utilizing Google-Workspace.