Google Sheets updates from September 2026
7 updates to Google Sheets were tracked in September 2026.
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2026-09-30Content & Collaboration
Google Sheets API now supports programmatic creation, reading, and replying to comments on individual cells.
Developers can use the Google Sheets API to add, review, and reply to comments attached to specific cells, allowing integration of internal review tools and project tracking systems with spreadsheet data.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-30 • Scheduled: 2026-09-30 -
2026-09-22Content & Collaboration
Google Sheets adds manual reordering and custom sorting to pivot tables with drag‑and‑drop, multi‑item moves, hierarchical preservation, persistent states, and improved Excel interoperability.
Google Sheets now lets users manually reorder and custom sort pivot tables directly on the grid. Users can drag and drop individual row or column headers, select multiple items for simultaneous reordering, and have nested child items move with their parents to maintain hierarchy. Custom sort arrangements persist across browser sessions, data refreshes, filtering, and layout changes. The update also enhances Microsoft Excel file compatibility: imported Excel workbooks retain their custom pivot table sort order, and exported sheets preserve that order for seamless round‑trip use.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-22 • Scheduled: 2026-10-05 -
2026-09-21Content & Collaboration
New Workday for Google Sheets add-on brings AI-powered Adaptive Planning data directly into Sheets and Slides.
Workday for Google Sheets is a new add-on available in the Google Workspace Marketplace that connects Workday Adaptive Planning directly to Google Sheets and Slides. Integrated with the AI-powered “Ask Workday” feature, it enables natural language summaries, variance analysis, automated anomaly detection, smart visualizations, and dynamic ad‑hoc reporting without manual CSV downloads, allowing financial analysts to build live reports and surface insights faster.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-21 • Scheduled: 2026-09-21 -
2026-09-21Content & Collaboration
New manual calculation setting in Google Sheets lets users pause automatic recalculation and trigger updates on demand.
Google Sheets introduces a manual calculation mode that enables editors of complex or data-dense spreadsheets to suspend automatic formula recalculation, batch edits, and initiate a sheet-wide update when ready. This supports uninterrupted high-volume updates, structured scenario modeling, and stabilizing volatile simulations. The feature is off by default and can be enabled via File > Settings > Calculation Settings, with no admin controls. Rollout begins September 21, 2026 for both Rapid and Scheduled Release domains, completing within up to 15 days.
Release: Both • Rapid: 2026-09-21 • Scheduled: 2026-09-21 -
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
