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We’re introducing a dedicated Meetings section in Google Chat—a new way to organize your conversation list and keep your meeting conversations in one place.

Previously, meeting conversations lived in your direct messages, often making it difficult to find specific project discussions or meeting notes.

You can now group all past and future meeting chats into a single, dedicated section in your conversation list. Once a meeting concludes, the meeting conversation (if used) seamlessly moves into this section, providing a persistent home for ongoing follow-ups.

When the feature becomes available, users may see a promotional in-app banner or tooltip highlighting the new Meetings section and inviting them to enable it to better organize their conversation list.

Image depicts a user selecting "Try it" from the promotional prompt to initiate the new Meetings section

Once created, the new Meetings section appears as a distinct category in the conversation list, located under Direct Messages and Spaces. It acts as a smart folder that automatically aggregates any continuous meeting conversation in one place. This section can be moved, deleted, or reordered at any time.

Image depicts the newly created Meeting section under Direct Messages and Spaces in the conversation list

Key benefits include:

  • Organization: Keeps all meeting related conversations in one place.
  • Discoverability: Easily find details from a meeting days after the call has ended.
  • Control: This is an optional feature. You decide where the section sits in your conversation list, and you can move individual meeting threads to any custom section you’ve created.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: This feature is off by default and requires user opt-in. To activate this feature, users must go to the three-dot overflow menu found on any section of their conversation list. From the resulting dropdown, they should choose "Create a meeting section" and then click "Create." Once enabled, the section will appear in the conversation list  beneath Direct Messages and Spaces, and can be moved or removed at any time. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
Image depicts a user going to the 3 dot overflow to manually create the meeting section.

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Availability

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

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We’re releasing a number of enhancements to Workspace audit logs, including:

  1. Log filtering enhancements for Resource fields in the security investigation tool for Gmail and Google Drive
  2. Updated Application and Network fields available in the Workspace audit log integration with Google Security Operations (SecOps)
  3. Expanded filtering in the AdminSDK Activities.List method
  4. New OwnerDetails field in the events published to the AdminSDK and BigQuery

Log filtering enhancements for Resource fields in the security investigation tool for Gmail and Google Drive

The security investigation tool now features improved filtering for the Resources attribute for Gmail and Google Drive log events. These updates enable administrators to execute more granular searches, particularly by utilizing classification labels. Because classification labels offer essential metadata for identifying sensitive content and enforcing security policies, the capability to filter audit logs through these labels is vital for analyzing data patterns and investigating security incidents.

Additionally, we have also added filtering support for the Actor application info attribute for Gmail log events.

Updated Application and Network fields available in the Workspace audit log integration with Google Security Operations (SecOps)

The following fields will now be included in the audit events sent to SecOps, where applicable:


Expanded filtering in the AdminSDK Activities.List method

We’re adding filtering for the following fields in the Activities.List method of the AdminSDK:

  • RegionCode: Filter audit logs belonging to specified region using networkInfoFilter field in the api request
  • OAuthClientId: Filter audit logs where actions are done by specified app using applicationInfoFilter field in the api request
New OwnerDetails field in the events published to the AdminSDK and BigQuery

A new OwnerDetails field in Resource Details identifies who owns a resource using two primary fields:

  • Owner Type: This specifies the category of the owner. The owner of the resource can be an individual person (USER), entire organization (CUSTOMER), or a GROUP. SHARED_DRIVE
  • Owner Identity: This contains specific details (like IDs or email addresses) of that owner

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We’re introducing an improved time zone picker for Google Calendar on the web. Instead of manually scrolling through the list of options, you can now simply search for and select a specific city or country, making it easier to coordinate and schedule with others in different time zones.

This improvement is available on all Google Calendar surfaces where a time zone can be picked. For example, in meeting scheduling flows, setting a secondary timezone for your main calendar grid view or for configuring the world clock.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: This feature will be ON by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

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Availability

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

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Updates to meetings made by a delegate user are now sent in the name of the principal

In Google Calendar this can be set up by sharing an executive’s calendar with “Make changes to events” or “Make changes and manage sharing” permissions with a delegate user. | Learn more about how updates to meetings made by a delegate user are now sent in the name of the principal.

New Device ID for Google Meet hardware

We’re replacing the current Device ID (“Legacy ID”) for Google Meet hardware devices with a new Device ID. This new Device ID will be displayed everywhere you currently see the Legacy ID throughout the Google Admin console. | Learn more about the new Device ID for Google Meet hardware.

Assign Google Calendars to Google Meet hardware in bulk

We’re making it easier to manage calendar assignments for your Meet hardware devices. You can now assign or unassign Google Calendars to your Meet hardware devices in bulk by uploading a CSV file. | Learn more about assigning Google Calendars to Google Meet hardware in bulk.

Better screen scaling for Google Calendar on large monitors

Google Calendar on the web now offers improved scaling on large, high-resolution monitors. This update provides a clearer overview of your day or week by reducing unnecessary whitespace and better utilizing your available screen space. | Learn more about how to better screen scaling for Google Calendar on large monitors.

Control continuous meeting chat for your organization

We’re excited to introduce a new admin control for this feature In the Workspace Admin console, under Meet Safety Settings, you’ll now see a continuous meeting chat setting that allows you to configure continuous meeting chat behavior for your organization. | Learn more about how to control the continuous meeting chat for your organization.

Use Help me schedule in Gmail to easily set up a meeting time with multiple guests

Previously, "Help me schedule" was limited to scheduling between two individuals. With this update, users can now coordinate meetings with multiple guests directly from the Gmail compose window. | Learn more about how to use Help me schedule in Gmail to easily set up a meeting time with multiple guests.

Whisk is moving to Flow on April 30, 2026

On April 30, 2026, the best capabilities from Whisk are moving directly into Flow, Google's unified platform for AI-powered image and video creation. | Learn more about Whisk directly moving into Flow.

Gemini in Chrome expands to more countries and languages, including Canada, New Zealand, and India

Gemini in Chrome is rolling out now to Canada, New Zealand, and India, and we’re adding support for 50+ more languages across these countries and in the United States. | Learn more about how Gemini in Chrome expands to more countries and languages, including Canada, New Zealand, and India.

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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Gemini in Chrome is rolling out now to Canada, New Zealand, and India, and we’re adding support for 50+ more languages across these countries and in the United States. You can see the full list of supported languages here.


Gemini in Chrome empowers business and education users with AI tools that integrate seamlessly into their daily browsing workflows while maintaining strict data governance. It’s also available to users with personal Google accounts who can access the Gemini app.

Gemini in Chrome allows users to:

  • Get answers and insights: Summarize articles, clarify complex concepts, or find specific information based on the context of open tabs.
  • Generate content: Draft emails and social media posts, or create images directly in the browser.
  • Go live: Engage in two-way voice conversations with Gemini Live to brainstorm ideas or prepare for meetings.

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  • Available to all Google Workspace plans, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts on ChromeOS, MacOS and Windows devices

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