Google Workspace Changes

Gemini can now create, find, and reference notes and lists in Google Keep.

Gemini can now interact with Google Keep to create notes and lists, add items to an existing list, find content from your notes and lists, and reference your notes and lists in conversion with Gemini. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

Gemini can now interact with Google Drive to find and summarize documents.

Gemini can interact with Google Drive to provide more contextual and relevant responses. For example, you can find the document about the website clean-up project and summarize the proposal in a few bullet points. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Google Voice has an enhanced, redesigned in-call user interface.

The Google Voice in-call user interface has been refreshed, bringing a consistent look and feel across all devices, an intuitive call layout similar to Google Meet, and improved placement of key call controls. Primary actions like the keypad and mute button are prominently highlighted, while secondary actions like transfer, hold, and merge are easily accessible.

Google Voice now supports three-way calling.

Google Voice now supports three-way calling, making it easier to connect callers with more relevant parties or loop in additional parties to keep the conversation moving. Use cases include bringing in a translator, including legal counsel, or facilitating smoother call transfers.

Users can now add specific files as sources when using Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive, providing better control over the information used to generate responses.

Users can now specify which files Gemini should use as sources when generating responses in the side panel of Google Drive. After entering a question or prompt, users can click the “Add sources” button or drag and drop files into the side panel. This update gives users better visibility and control over sources used in conversations with Gemini.

Google Slides will display a badge when a file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain.

Google Slides files will now display a badge when the file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain. A pop-up will also provide more details and the option to report the externally owned file for abuse. This feature helps users identify potentially risky files and avoid phishing scams.

Out-of-Domain file warnings for Google Slides files.

Google Slides will display a badge when a file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain. This helps users identify potentially risky files and avoid phishing scams.

Google Sheets will display a badge when a file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain.

Google Sheets files will now display a badge when the file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain. A pop-up will also provide more details and the option to report the externally owned file for abuse. This feature helps users identify potentially risky files and avoid phishing scams.