Google Workspace Changes

Gemini can now reference Google Docs while performing other tasks.

Gemini can interact with Google Docs to provide more contextual and relevant responses. For example, you can reference a Doc that outlines your target audiences while performing customer research in parallel. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

Gemini can now create, find, and modify events in Google Calendar.

Gemini can now interact with Google Calendar to create an event based on specific details or the conversation with the Gemini app, find events for a specific day or date range, and modify events. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

Gemini can now interact with Gmail to provide more contextual responses, like asking about dates proposed in an email.

When enabled, Gemini can interact with Gmail to provide more contextual and relevant responses to prompts. For example, you can ask what dates were proposed in the email about the team offsite. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

Google Workspace apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks) are now generally available in Gemini.

Google Workspace apps (formerly known as "extensions") are now generally available in Gemini. When enabled, Gemini can reference and incorporate data from these apps to generate more informed and relevant responses, enhancing productivity. Workspace apps are available for Calendar, Docs, Drive, Gmail, Keep, and Tasks.

Gemini in Google Drive now supports 20+ additional languages for folder interaction.

Gemini in Google Drive now supports Arabic, Catalan Valencian, Central Standard Swedish, Common Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Modern Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Standard Danish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Users can ask questions like “Summarize files in @-folder” or “What is the theme of the content in @-folder”.

Google Vault now supports the Gemini app for all Google Workspace for Education customers.

Google Vault now supports the Gemini app on web and mobile for all Google Workspace Education Fundamentals customers. Admins can use Vault for eDiscovery tasks to search Gemini app conversations and create exports of search results, including searching prompts and responses with filters and exporting conversations in XML format. Workspace for Education Admins can also view aggregate usage reports of the Gemini app through Admin Console.

Enhance Google Keep notes on web with rich text formatting.

Users can customize and add emphasis to their text through bolding, underlining, italicizing, and heading styles on web.

Gmail will stop supporting the Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) for incoming SMTP connections starting May 30, 2025.

As of May 30, 2025, Gmail will no longer support the Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) for incoming SMTP connections. After this date, email systems using 3DES for SMTP connections will be unable to deliver emails to Gmail accounts.

Audio Overview in the Gemini app is now available in 45 additional languages

Gemini app users can now generate podcast-style conversations based on documents, slides, and Deep Research reports using Audio Overview.

2.5 Pro Preview: our latest Pro experimental model is now available in the Gemini app

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview continues to improve on the execution of complex tasks and delivery of enhanced response accuracy previously found in 2.5 Pro experimental. More specifically, 2.5 Pro Preview is powering features like Canvas, and enabling anyone to vibe code and build interactive web apps with a single prompt

Users can now generate high-quality, custom video clips directly within Google Vids using Veo 2.

Google Vids now allows users to generate high-quality, custom video clips directly within the platform using Veo 2. This feature enables users to create realistic motion and diverse styles to supplement content and tell more powerful stories. Users can access the feature by clicking the “Generate video” icon, typing in a prompt, and inserting the generated content into their Vid.

Admins can pre-configure Gemini app conversation history settings before they take effect. By default, conversation history will be ON and retention will be 18 months.

Workspace admins can now pre-configure the Gemini conversation history admin settings before they take effect for their Gemini app users, which is expected by the end of May 2025. The default settings will be with “Gemini conversation history” set to ON and ”Conversation retention” set to 18 months. If no changes are made, the default settings will apply. Users cannot override the Gemini conversation history settings configured by their admin.

API support for tables in Google Sheets is now available, allowing users to create and modify tables via the Sheets API.

Following the improvements made to tables in Google Sheets in March and April, we’re excited to introduce API support for tables. Now, users will be able to take basic actions to create and modify tables via the Sheets API.

Google Chat API is now generally available for Google Workspace developers to manage custom emoji.

The Google Chat Custom Emoji API is now generally available for Google Workspace developers. You can now call the Chat API to manage custom emoji when custom emoji are enabled for your organization: Create custom emoji, Delete custom emoji, Get custom emoji, List custom emoji.

File upload to Gems in the Gemini app is now supported in more languages.

You can now add files to your Gem instructions in the Gemini app in all supported languages. Uploading files from your device or Google Drive to your Gem instructions gives your Gem more context and helps tailor its responses to meet your specific needs.