Google Forms updates from January 2026
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All existing Google Forms will be automatically upgraded to include granular controls over who can respond.
Google Forms is implementing an automatic upgrade for all existing forms to incorporate granular controls for managing who can respond. Upon this upgrade, all users who previously had the ability to respond to a form will maintain that access. Once the upgrade is complete, form creators can make changes to who can respond using the new granular controls, if desired. The form will remain available to receive new responses while it is being upgraded.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-01-29 • Scheduled: 2026-01-29 -
Automatic upgrade of all existing Google Forms to include granular response controls.
Google is automatically upgrading all existing Google Forms to provide granular controls over who can respond. This allows form creators to limit response access to specific users, groups, or target audiences, similar to sharing settings in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Sites. The upgrade will not change existing access permissions, and forms will remain available for responses during the process.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-01-29 • Scheduled: 2026-01-29 -
Google Forms now supports automatically stopping response collection based on date/time or response count.
Google Forms is introducing an enhancement that provides creators with more control over response management. This new feature enables form owners and editors to specify a closing date and time, or a maximum number of responses, after which the form will automatically cease accepting new submissions. This eliminates the need for manual closure, streamlining data collection for various form types, including registrations, event planning, and research.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-01-12 • Scheduled: 2026-01-29 -
Google Forms now allows creators to automatically stop accepting responses based on a specific date, time, or response count.
Google Forms is introducing a feature that enables form owners and editors to set a close date and time or a maximum number of responses to automatically stop the form from accepting new submissions. This streamlines the closure process for registration, event planning, and research forms, removing the need for manual intervention.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-01-12 • Scheduled: 2026-01-29