Google Workspace Changes

Export Google Vids directly to YouTube

Users can now publish videos created in Google Vids directly to YouTube via the File menu, removing the need to export projects as MP4 files and manually upload them. To ensure security and creative control, all exported videos are initially set to Private, allowing users to review content in YouTube Studio before adjusting visibility to Public or Unlisted.

Google Meet is now available on Apple CarPlay for hands-free, audio-only meetings.

Google Meet is now integrated with Apple CarPlay, allowing users to join meetings, view their upcoming schedule, and participate in audio-only calls directly from their vehicle's dashboard. To ensure driving safety, the camera is automatically turned off and incoming video content is not displayed. This feature is available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

Google Vids now allows direct export of videos to YouTube, simplifying the publishing process.

Users of Google Vids can now publish their created videos directly to YouTube, eliminating the need to first export as an MP4 and then upload. This new feature streamlines the workflow for creating and sharing various types of video content, such as marketing videos or training materials. To ensure security and creative control, all directly exported videos are initially set to Private, allowing users to review them in YouTube Studio before changing their visibility to Public or Unlisted.

Google Meet is now available on Apple CarPlay for hands-free meeting participation.

Google Meet has launched on Apple CarPlay, enabling users to join meetings directly from their car's dashboard. This feature allows hands-free audio-only participation in meetings, with the camera automatically turned off to ensure focus on driving. It offers a seamless transition from iOS devices to CarPlay-compatible vehicles, allowing users to view their upcoming schedule and join calls with a single tap.

Gemini in Google Slides can now generate fully editable, brand-matched slides and enhance existing layouts.

Gemini in Google Slides has been upgraded to create fully editable slides using dynamic layouts tailored to specific content and brand styles. By securely analyzing existing decks or referenced files from Google Drive, Gemini ensures visual consistency across presentations. Users can also modify existing slides to change layouts, design elements, or content by using the 'Create' or 'Enhance this slide' features.

Google Meet recordings will now allow viewers to download and copy by default for new recordings.

Starting April 30, 2026, the default setting for new Google Meet recordings will change to allow viewers to download or copy them, unless the recording owner manually restricts this. This change also enables the 'Ask Gemini' functionality within the Drive viewer for viewers by default. Admins can manage this setting via the Admin console under 'Meet video settings > Let Users download and copy Meet Recordings' at the domain, OU, or group level.

Gemini can now create fully editable, brand-matched slides in Google Slides using dynamic layouts tailored to your content, with secure analysis of existing decks for consistent design.

Gemini in Google Slides now enables users to generate fully editable, brand-matched slides with dynamic layouts from a text prompt. The feature securely analyzes existing presentations to ensure visual consistency with an established style. Users can also reference specific files from Google Drive for content or style, or allow Gemini to automatically suggest relevant files. Additionally, users can edit existing slides to modify layouts, design elements, or content. This functionality is supported in English and several other languages, with rollout starting on March 31, 2026.

Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace, including form creation, are now available in more languages like Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil), with Japanese and Korean coming soon.

Gemini-powered capabilities in Google Workspace, such as help with form creation, 'Help me write' in Gmail and Docs, 'Help me organize' in Sheets, and image generation in Slides, are expanding beyond English to include Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil), with Japanese and Korean support planned for the near future. This expansion aims to make Gemini’s features more accessible to a wider range of users, with language availability determined by both admin and user settings within the Gemini for Google Workspace Alpha and Beta programs.

Gemini-powered question suggestions in Google Forms are now available in 28 more languages.

Google has expanded the availability of Gemini-powered question suggestions in Google Forms to 28 additional languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, and German, helping users generate form questions more efficiently.

Help me create in Google Forms is now available in 21 more languages.

The 'Help me create' feature in Google Forms, which allows users to generate draft forms using prompts or by referencing supporting Docs, Sheets, Slides, or PDFs, has expanded its availability to 21 additional languages, including Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.