Google Workspace Changes

Data regions support is now available for the Gemini app.

The Gemini app now adheres to organization data regionalization requirements, allowing administrators to configure controls for EU and US storage and processing. These settings can be applied at the organizational unit (OU) level, helping customers meet internal, legal, regulatory, and data sovereignty requirements by controlling the geographical location of their data at rest.

New administrator controls for temporary chats and conversation deletion in the Gemini app.

Google is introducing two new administrator controls for the Gemini app (gemini.google.com) that allow end users to manage their own chat activity. Admins can now configure whether users can use temporary chats, which are not saved to history, and whether they can delete individual chats or their entire conversation history. These settings are enabled by default and can be managed at the domain, OU, or group level, while Google Vault retention rules will still be honored if configured.

Workspace users can now share Gemini chats, canvases, and generated media securely via Google Drive.

Google is introducing the ability for Workspace users on the web to share snapshots of their Gemini chats, canvases, and generated media. This feature utilizes the existing Google Drive sharing interface and is governed by the organization's Drive sharing policies, enabling teams to collaborate on AI workflows and scale AI competency across the organization.

Gemini can now generate formatted files like Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, and Microsoft Office files directly from prompts.

Gemini now allows users to transform conversational prompts directly into thoughtfully formatted files, including Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides), PDFs, Microsoft Word (.docx), Microsoft Excel (.xlsx), CSV, LaTeX, Plain Text, Rich Text Format, and Markdown. This feature reduces the need for copying and pasting by enabling the creation of functional, downloadable documents directly within the Gemini app.

Gemini app now available as a native desktop experience on macOS

The Gemini app is now available for macOS as a native desktop experience, designed to integrate directly into the user's workflow. It can be accessed quickly with a keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), enabling users to get immediate assistance without losing focus. The new native experience also allows users to share their screen with Gemini to gain context-aware help, such as summarizing complex charts, and is available for Gemini users on macOS versions 15 and up globally. This feature is ON by default for organizations with Gemini enabled, with controls managed via Generative AI settings in the Workspace Admin console.

Prepare for the NEET UG with practice tests in Gemini

Gemini has expanded its practice test offerings to include the NEET UG exam. Building on the previously launched SAT and JEE Main practice tests, this new feature provides rigorously vetted content from leading education companies to help learners prepare for test day. Users can access this feature by simply telling Gemini, 'I want to take a NEET mock exam.' The feature is currently available in English only.

Gemini expands its practice tests to support the NEET UG exam.

Google has expanded the practice tests available in the Gemini app to include support for the NEET UG. These tests are grounded in rigorously vetted content from leading education companies such as Physics Wallah and Careers360 to ensure a high-quality preparation experience that closely resembles the actual test. The feature is currently available in English for all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

Expanding access to longer musical tracks (up to three minutes) using Lyria 3 Pro in the Gemini app.

Google is expanding access to Lyria 3 Pro in the Gemini app, allowing more users to create musical tracks up to three minutes long. Lyria 3 Pro provides enhanced creative control, enabling users to prompt for specific musical elements such as intros, verses, choruses, and bridges. This update is now available to a wider range of Google Workspace customers, including Business Starter, Enterprise Starter, Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus, Frontline editions, Nonprofits, and Google AI Plus users.

Gemini app now allows creation of longer musical tracks up to three minutes with Lyria 3 Pro, offering enhanced customization and creative control.

Building on the previously introduced 30-second music tracks with Lyria 3, the Gemini app now integrates Lyria 3 Pro, an advanced version enabling users to generate musical tracks up to three minutes in length. This update provides greater customization and creative control, allowing users to prompt for specific musical elements like intros, verses, choruses, and bridges. This feature is ideal for experimenting with different styles or for adding custom tracks to various projects, presentations, or assets.

Introduction of Lyria 3 Pro in the Gemini app for creating musical tracks up to three minutes long.

Google is introducing Lyria 3 Pro, an advanced version of its music generation tool in the Gemini app. This update allows users to create musical tracks up to three minutes long, providing greater creative control and a better understanding of musical composition, enabling prompts for specific elements like intros, verses, choruses, and bridges. It is available globally in multiple languages for users over 18.

Google Workspace admins can now enable public sharing of Gemini app conversations via links for their organizations.

Google Workspace administrators now have the ability to allow users within their organizations to create and share public links to their Gemini chat conversations. This feature, previously exclusive to personal Google accounts, facilitates improved collaboration, efficiency, and content distribution by enabling the sharing of full conversations—including prompts and responses—through a clickable URL. Admins can manage this new control in the Admin console, where it is set to OFF by default at the domain, organizational unit, or group level. Users are advised against sharing confidential information publicly.

Workspace admins can now enable public link sharing for Gemini app conversations.

Google Workspace admins now have the ability to allow users in their organization to share Gemini chat conversations by creating public links. Previously available only to personal Google accounts, this update allows users with work or school accounts to share full conversations, including prompts and responses, via a clickable URL. This feature is disabled by default and can be managed by admins at the domain, organizational unit, or group level within the Admin console.

Google introduces Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) for high-speed, high-fidelity image generation in the Gemini app.

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is being rolled out to Workspace customers and personal account users in the Gemini app, replacing the previous Nano Banana model. It brings high-speed intelligence to visual generation, enabling the creation of infographics, diagrams, and data visualizations using real-time web information. Key improvements include production-ready specs with adjustable aspect ratios and resolutions up to 2K for paid users, precise text rendering and translation, enhanced subject consistency for characters and objects, and superior visual fidelity. Image generation is available to users of all ages, though image editing remains restricted to those 18 and older.

Google Chat is now available as a data source in the Gemini app for Workspace customers.

Google Chat can now be integrated as a data source within the Gemini app (gemini.google.com), enabling users to cross-reference their chat conversations for more context-aware responses. Users can retrieve specific project details, track deadlines mentioned in discussions, and generate summaries of unread messages. The feature is disabled by default and must be enabled by administrators at the OU or Group level.

Generate custom 30-second soundtracks in the Gemini app using text or image prompting, powered by Lyria 3.

The Gemini app now allows users to create custom 30-second soundtracks through text-based or image prompting, utilizing Google's advanced music generation model, Lyria 3. This feature enables new forms of musical expression, such as turning emails into tracks or generating instrumentals for presentations. It is globally available in several languages for users over 18.