All Google Docs updates
216 updates to Google Docs tracked so far.
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2025-05-13Content & Collaboration
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.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-05-13 • Scheduled: 2025-05-13 -
Google Docs will display a badge when a file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain.
Google Docs 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.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-05-05 -
Help me write in Google Docs now available in four additional languages
The feature 'Help me write' in Google Docs is now available in four additional languages and has completed rollout to Rapid and Scheduled Release domains.
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Google Docs code blocks now available in additional programming languages
Adding support for additional code languages to give even more users the ability to easily visualize code, making more code readable and collaboration much easier.
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Google Docs code blocks now support additional programming languages.
Support for additional code languages has been added to Google Docs, giving more users the ability to easily visualize code, making code more readable and collaboration easier.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-18 • Scheduled: 2025-04-18 -
Google Docs code blocks now support additional programming languages (C#, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Rust, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, Protobuf, Textproto, SQL, Bash/Shell).
Code blocks in Google Docs now support additional programming languages, making code more readable and collaboration easier. Users can format code blocks in C#, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Rust, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, Protobuf, Textproto, SQL, and Bash/Shell.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-14 • Scheduled: 2025-04-23 -
2025-04-11Content & Collaboration
Help me write in Google Docs now available in Japanese, Italian, French and German.
Help me write is now available in four additional languages: Japanese, Italian, French and German.
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2025-04-11Content & Collaboration
"Help me write" in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
The "Help me write" feature in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
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2025-04-07Content & Collaboration
"Help me write" in Google Docs is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German.
The AI-powered writing feature in Google Docs, "Help me write", is now available in Japanese, Italian, French, and German. This feature helps you get started by writing something new or quickly refining existing text. It saves you time and effort by enabling you to focus on bringing your ideas to life instead of conquering a blank page.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-04-07 • Scheduled: 2025-04-07 -
Help me create in Google Docs is now available in seven additional languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, German.
Gemini can transform a blank page into a long-form document with cover images, in-line images, stylized text, tables, content from chosen Drive files, and more.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-31 • Scheduled: 2025-03-31 -
Introducing a new building block in Google Docs that adds an AI-generated summary to your content using Gemini.
Gemini will provide a summary that you can instantly insert or edit alongside other document collaborators.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-17 • Scheduled: 2025-03-17 -
Additional accessibility tags for Tables, Equations, and Checkboxes in PDFs exported from Google Docs
Added structural and accessibility tagging in PDFs exported from Google Docs to improve the ability for users with screen readers and other assistive technology to read and navigate PDFs. Introduced support for tables, equations, and checkboxes.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-14 • Scheduled: 2025-03-14 -
Additional accessibility tags for Tables, Equations, and Checkboxes in PDFs exported from Google Docs
We’re building upon this by introducing support for tables, equations, and checkboxes. As a result, users will be able to export a wider range of content in an accessible format.
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you can now export client-side encrypted Google Docs to Word files
you'll continue to own the encryption keys that protect your files to prevent unauthorized access from any third party (including Google or foreign governments) but convert your files as needed
Release: Both • Rapid: 2025-03-12 • Scheduled: 2025-03-12 -
Export client-side encrypted Google Docs to Microsoft Word files.
Google Docs is introducing a beta feature that allows users to export client-side encrypted documents to Microsoft Word (.docx) files. This allows users to maintain control over their encryption keys to prevent unauthorized access from third parties, including Google, while still having the flexibility to convert files. The feature is available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers who are accepted into the beta.
Release: Rapid • Rapid: 2025-03-12