August 22, 2025
Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - August 22, 2025
Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
Edit your Google Drive videos in your browser, using Google Vids
Users now have a quicker way to start editing right from Drive, using Google Vids. With this launch, when a user is previewing their video in Drive, there will be an "Open" button in the upper right that will open the video in Vids. Vids will automatically open the video file, and from there you can further edit as you see fit. | Learn more about editing Drive videos with Vids.
Users now have a quicker way to start editing right from Drive, using Google Vids. With this launch, when a user is previewing their video in Drive, there will be an "Open" button in the upper right that will open the video in Vids. Vids will automatically open the video file, and from there you can further edit as you see fit. | Learn more about editing Drive videos with Vids.
Let others easily book time with you using the new pre-configured Google Calendar booking page
We’re excited to introduce a new way to access all your booking pages directly in the Calendar side bar. Plus, users who don’t have an appointment schedule yet will now have a pre-configured booking page. | Learn more about using the new booking pages in Google Calendar.
We’re excited to introduce a new way to access all your booking pages directly in the Calendar side bar. Plus, users who don’t have an appointment schedule yet will now have a pre-configured booking page. | Learn more about using the new booking pages in Google Calendar.
Incorporate information from Calendar, Tasks, and Keep in your conversations with Gemini Live
With this launch, you can reference Calendar, Tasks, and Keep in your conversations with Gemini Live. Gemini Live enables in-depth two way conversations to help you brainstorm ideas, explore new concepts, and more. | Learn more about using Gemini Live with Calendar, Tasks, and Keep.
With this launch, you can reference Calendar, Tasks, and Keep in your conversations with Gemini Live. Gemini Live enables in-depth two way conversations to help you brainstorm ideas, explore new concepts, and more. | Learn more about using Gemini Live with Calendar, Tasks, and Keep.
Effortlessly work with ServiceNow data across Google Chat and Sheets
ServiceNow is now integrated with Google Chat and Sheets. With the ServiceNow and Google Chat integration, users are now able to interact directly with ServiceNow's Virtual Agent within Google Chat. With the ServiceNow and Google Sheets integration, users can bypass manual file downloads and uploads and export data from ServiceNow directly into Sheets. | Learn more about using ServiceNow with Chat and Sheets.
ServiceNow is now integrated with Google Chat and Sheets. With the ServiceNow and Google Chat integration, users are now able to interact directly with ServiceNow's Virtual Agent within Google Chat. With the ServiceNow and Google Sheets integration, users can bypass manual file downloads and uploads and export data from ServiceNow directly into Sheets. | Learn more about using ServiceNow with Chat and Sheets.
Arrow keys now move an object by a pixel distance in Google Slides
Prior to today, when using the arrow keys to move objects in Google Slides, the object would move a great distance. To improve upon this experience, the using the arrow keys to “nudge” an object will now move by 1 pixel. | Learn more about moving objects in Google Slides.
Prior to today, when using the arrow keys to move objects in Google Slides, the object would move a great distance. To improve upon this experience, the using the arrow keys to “nudge” an object will now move by 1 pixel. | Learn more about moving objects in Google Slides.
Create and manage student groups using the Google Classroom API
We are excited to announce the launch of the Google Classroom API Student Groups endpoints which enable developers to manage student groups and group members on behalf of administrators and teachers. | Learn more about using the Classroom API to create and manage student groups.
We are excited to announce the launch of the Google Classroom API Student Groups endpoints which enable developers to manage student groups and group members on behalf of administrators and teachers. | Learn more about using the Classroom API to create and manage student groups.
Listen to your documents using Gemini in Google Docs
For those who prefer to listen to document content, we’re excited to introduce the ability to create audio versions of your documents using Gemini in Google Docs. | Learn more about listening to Google Docs.
For those who prefer to listen to document content, we’re excited to introduce the ability to create audio versions of your documents using Gemini in Google Docs. | Learn more about listening to Google Docs.
Improving the ISEMAIL and ISURL functions in Google Sheets
To ensure more domains and email addresses are properly recognized by functions, we’re improving the way =ISURL() and =ISEMAIL() are evaluated to more accurately return TRUE when appropriate. | Learn more about the ISEMAIL and ISURL functions in Google Sheets.
To ensure more domains and email addresses are properly recognized by functions, we’re improving the way =ISURL() and =ISEMAIL() are evaluated to more accurately return TRUE when appropriate. | Learn more about the ISEMAIL and ISURL functions in Google Sheets.
Catch up on unread messages within a conversation in Google Chat
You can currently use Gemini in Google Chat to summarize unread conversations in the Chat home view and to summarize files shared in conversations. To build upon this, we’re adding the ability to catch up on unread messages in a direct message, group conversation, or space. | Learn more about catching up on unread messages using Gemini in Google Chat.
You can currently use Gemini in Google Chat to summarize unread conversations in the Chat home view and to summarize files shared in conversations. To build upon this, we’re adding the ability to catch up on unread messages in a direct message, group conversation, or space. | Learn more about catching up on unread messages using Gemini in Google Chat.
Coming soon: A refreshed user interface for Google Meet hardware touch controllers, test it now in preview
In the coming weeks, we will be introducing an updated user interface for some Google Meet hardware. To explore this upcoming feature, we encourage Admins to change the feature preview setting to enable Early preview for their devices. | Learn more about the new Meet hardware interface.
Increased credit limit for Google AI Ultra for Business users and expanded country availability to Whisk
With this launch, we are increasing the credit limit to use with Whisk and Flow for Google AI Ultra for Business users from 12,500 per user per month to 25,000 per user per month. | Learn more about the increased credits and expanded country availability for Whisk.
With this launch, we are increasing the credit limit to use with Whisk and Flow for Google AI Ultra for Business users from 12,500 per user per month to 25,000 per user per month. | Learn more about the increased credits and expanded country availability for Whisk.