Google Sheets updates from September 2026
3 updates to Google Sheets were tracked in September 2026.
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2026-09-10Content & Collaboration
Google Sheets cell limit increased to up to 20 million cells.
Google Sheets has increased its cell limit from up to 10 million cells to up to 20 million cells, applicable to new, existing, and imported spreadsheets, including those from Excel (.xlsx) or CSV files. The change is rolling out gradually over up to 15 days for Rapid Release domains starting September 10, 2026, and for Scheduled Release domains starting September 28, 2026. No admin or end-user settings are required. A future increase to the file byte size limit for imported spreadsheets is also planned.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-10 • Scheduled: 2026-09-28 -
2026-09-09Content & Collaboration
Introduces a dedicated formula editor dialog for creating and editing calculated fields in Google Sheets pivot tables.
Google Sheets now offers a dedicated formula editor dialog for creating and editing calculated fields within pivot tables, complete with field selection menus to insert column names without manual typing, real-time syntax and formula validation to catch errors before applying changes, and improved speed and accuracy over the previous inline sidebar method.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-08 • Scheduled: 2026-09-21 -
2026-09-08Content & Collaboration
Google Sheets now supports custom web fonts in charts, allowing users to select from the full Google Fonts library and improving font compatibility with Microsoft Excel.
Google Sheets adds support for the full Google Fonts web font library directly within charts. Users can select “More fonts” from any font dropdown in the chart editor sidebar to search, add, and apply custom web fonts to chart titles and subtitles, axis titles and labels, data labels, and legend text. The update also enhances import/export compatibility with Microsoft Excel, preserving custom fonts that exist in both platforms during file transfers. There is no admin control for this feature. Rollout begins September 1, 2026 for Rapid Release domains (up to 15 days) and September 21, 2026 for Scheduled Release domains (up to 15 days).
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-01 • Scheduled: 2026-09-21
