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We’re excited to announce the beta release of a new, simplified way for very small and small-sized businesses to import their users from Microsoft to Google Workspace when setting up their Workspace account for the first time.

This new feature allows these businesses and educational institutions to automatically copy their existing Microsoft users into Google Workspace. Once you connect to Microsoft, the system automatically identifies users in your Microsoft account and prepares to add them in your new Google Workspace account. This feature significantly reduces the time and effort of switching from Microsoft and helps you get your organization up and running in no time.

You can complete the import in a single click after connecting to your Microsoft business account.




Additional details

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be available in the setup process for Google Workspace. Once you’ve verified your domain and activated your email records, you will find an option to import your users from Microsoft to Google Workspace before completing the setup. Visit the Help Center to learn more about importing business data during setup.
  • End users: This feature is for admins only.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus 
  • Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus
  • Other Editions: Frontline Starter, Standard, and Plus; Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Individual; Nonprofits; Cloud Identity Free and Premium
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education; Teaching and Learning; Endpoint Education

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We’re integrating NotebookLM into Google Workspace Studio. This enhancement lets you use your existing notebooks as an AI knowledge source for your automations. You can use the new Ask NotebookLM step to generate grounded responses based on the insights, summaries, and research in your notebooks.



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.

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We’re expanding the availability of Assignments LTI™ and Gemini LTI™ to include Moodle, joining our existing support for Canvas and Schoology. Gemini LTI™ brings Google AI tools like the Gemini app and NotebookLM directly into third-party Learning Management Systems (LMS), enabling students and teachers to get in-the-moment assistance to enhance their teaching and learning experiences.




Assignments LTI™ allows educators to securely distribute, analyze, and grade student work while checking for authenticity through originality reports. While the core functionality remains consistent across platforms, Moodle administrators will benefit from a streamlined setup process by using the LTI Dynamic Registration specification to register these tools.




This expansion helps educational institutions centralize access to Google’s AI tools, including features like content-grounded notebooks and automated FAQ support for students. For educators, Assignments LTI™ continues to facilitate efficient grading and the use of originality reports to help ensure authentic work. Students can also use the Gemini LTI™ integration to access course-specific guidance, generate audio overviews of materials with NotebookLM, and engage with training resources designed for the safe and productive use of AI in their studies.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus

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You can already convert your Google Slides content into Google Vids, and use Gemini to generate scripts, voiceovers, and background music. Now, you can add a spokesperson to your videos using AI avatars when importing content from Slides. Avatars are dynamically inserted throughout the imported slides to make the generated Vid feel more relatable and engaging.

Turning a Slides presentation into a Vid with an avatar

Getting started

Note: Through July 1, 2026, Workspace customers will get promotional access to higher limits for adding avatars when converting presentations to Vids, allowing users to experiment with this feature. Per-user usage limits will apply after that date; we’ll provide more information in the Help Center in advance of updated usage limits going into effect.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter*, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter*, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus*
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Nonprofits*
  • Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education; Teaching and Learning*
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access
*For a limited time, at least through May 31, 2026, Business Starter, Enterprise Starter, Education Plus, Nonprofits, and Teaching and Learning add-on accounts can access generative AI features in Vids. Learn about Google Vids availability.

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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.
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