Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – June 20, 2025

4 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Admins can now deploy Context-Aware Access for the NotebookLM mobile app 
Earlier this year, we introduced the ability for admins to specify Context-Aware Access (CAA) policies when their users access NotebookLM. This week, we’ve expanded this to the NotebookLM app, which enables admins to set up access levels for the NotebookLM app based on a user’s identity and the context of the request (location, device security status, IP address). | Rolling out now to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. | Context-Aware Access is available for Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Plus; Education Standard and Plus; Enterprise Essentials Plus; Frontline Standard and Cloud Identity Premium customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about protecting your business with Context-Aware Access, about qualifying Google Workspace editions and how to turn this service on or off. 

Introducing a new video player experience in Google Drive on Android devices 
Last year, we announced a smoother, more modern video player on the Google Drive web experience. This updated look and feel is now available when watching Drive videos on your Android device. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about storing & playing video in Google Drive. 

Improving the file upload experience on Android and iOS devices 
To improve Google Drive's mobile upload experience, we've launched more fine grained controls and proactive status updates. Starting this week, you’ll notice updates to: 
  • The initial upload screen where you can adjust the file’s name and location. 
  • The progress bar that tells you how many items are uploading and how long it will take. 
  • The Upload Tab where you can see all pending or recently completed uploads. 
Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about uploading files & folders to Google Drive.
Improving the file upload experience on Android and iOS devices
Support for file and people smart chips now available with Google Sheets API
Last month, we introduced the ability to take basic actions to create and modify tables via the Google Sheets API. This week, we’re expanding the API functionality to include the ability to write and read file and people smart chips. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Developer Documentation to learn more about the Google Sheets API.

    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.
    Google Meet now offers customizable caption styling
    You can now customize the styling of captions in Google Meet, including the font size, font type, color, and background color. This allows for the captions to be customized in a way that works best for you. | Learn more about caption styles in Meet. 

    Adding new admin settings to control Google Form responses 
    Admins can now independently control two distinct settings: whether users in their domain can respond to forms created externally, and whether users in their domain can share forms with external recipients. | Learn more about admin controls for Google Forms.

    Create a Google Vid from Google Slides 
    At Google I/O, we introduced the ability to turn existing Google Slides content into engaging videos using Google Vids. Today, we’re starting to roll out the first iteration of this new experience for Vids customers. | Learn more about creating a Vid using Slides. 

    Data migration log events are available in the Admin console 
    Beginning this week, you can now access log events for the new data migration service in the audit and investigation tool and the security investigation tool. You can search across a variety of attributes including: Who started a migration, What data is being migrated and When the migration was set up or executed, and more. | Learn more about Data migration log events. 

    Generate charts and valuable insights using Gemini in Google Sheets in additional languages 
    Earlier this year, we introduced the ability for Gemini to provide insights and generate charts based on your data in Google Sheets. Today, we’re excited to expand this feature to the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French and German. | Learn more about language expansion for Gemini in Sheets. 

    The Gemini app is now available to all education users
    We are expanding support for the Gemini app for Google Workspace for Education users of all ages. | Learn more about the Gemini app for education users.

    Completed rollouts

    The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

    Rapid Release Domains: 
    Scheduled Release Domains: 
    Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 
    For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).


    This Week in Open Source – Inaugural Post

    This Week in Open Source for June 20, 2025

    A look around the world of open source

    We're starting a new series here at the Google Open Source Programs Office. In an effort to spread the word of open source, we'll be writing a weekly series discussing announcements, events, and interesting articles about many different FOSS related topics from around the ecosystem.

    Upcoming Events:

    • June 23-25: The Open Source Summit North America (OSSNA) is next week in Denver, Colorado. A SWE from the Google Agent 2 Agent team will be delivering an exciting keynote on the future of the protocol.
    • July 7-13: The 24th annual SciPy conference will be held in Tacoma, Washington. It brings together attendees from industry, academia, and government to showcase their latest Python projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on code development.
    • July 8-9: The Beam Summit is happening in New York City. It is the leading conference for Apache Beam, the unified programming model for batch and stream data processing.
    • July 14-19: The 26th annual Debian Conference (DebConf) for Debian contributors and users interested in improving Debian is in Brest, France.

    Open Source Reads

    • [Article] New compiler faster than LLVM - A new compiler that is faster than the standard? Color me interested. Three researchers from the Technical University of Munich have developed TPDE, a new compiler backend framework. It combines multiple background tasks into a single pass.
    • [List Article] 14 Open Source Tools To Become The Ultimate Developer - Yes, these types of articles come out all the time. But a curated list of new tools to look at is always a great way to get motivated and learn new things.
    • [Announcement] GUAC 1.0 is now available - With current regulations (and pragmatically, just good software development practices) keeping up with your software bill of materials is important. However, the dependencies can be complex! GUAC helps you tame this complexity by applying graph logic to it.
    • [Blog] Cloud Native and Open Source Help Scale Agentic AI Workflows - Why use a Large Language Model when a Smaller Language Model will work? You can with a few open source tools that happen to be Google grown - Kubernetes, KNative, and Istio.

    What exciting open source events and news are you hearing about? Let us know on our @GoogleOSS X account.

    The Gemini app is now available to all education users

    What’s changing

    We are expanding support for the Gemini app for Google Workspace for Education users of all ages:

    The Gemini app is covered under the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service for all Workspace for Education users. Those terms include enterprise-grade data protections, so your data is not reviewed by anyone or otherwise used to train AI models. Gemini also supports compliance with many industry regulations like FERPA, COPPA, FedRamp, and HIPAA.

    Who’s impacted

    Admins and end users

    Why it’s important

    AI can be a valuable tool for learning and creativity, which is why we are making Gemini available to all Google Workspace for Education users. Gemini incorporates LearnLM, our family of models fine-tuned for learning and built with experts in education, making it the world’s leading model for learning. 

    All of your Google Workspace for Education users will be able to use to the Gemini app (gemini.google.com and the mobile app) to do things like: 

    • Ask questions and receive in-the-moment support 
    • Create lesson plans and extra study materials
    • Get feedback on their work  and check their understanding
    • Practice using technology that will prepare them for an AI-driven future 
    • Brainstorm new ideas

    A distinct experience for younger learners (students under 18): 

    • Stricter content policies that prevent potentially inappropriate or harmful responses. For more information, check out The Keyword, Gemini safety center, and policy guidelines for the Gemini app.
    • A youth onboarding experience with AI literacy resources – endorsed by ConnectSafely and Family Online Safety Institute, to help younger students use AI responsibly
    • The first time a user asks a fact-based question a double-check response feature runs automatically powered by Google Search.  In subsequent searches, a user can validate an answer by clicking Double-check response.

    Additional details

    The Google Workspace Service Specific Terms, which include terms relevant to the Gemini app, have been updated to reflect the change regarding age restrictions. Google will process your users’ data as described in the Generative AI Workspace privacy hub. 

    Getting started

    Availability

    • This update impacts Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus customers

    Resources

    Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

    The Dev channel has been updated to 139.0.7246.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

    A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

    Chrome Release Team
    Google Chrome

    Chrome Dev for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Dev 139 (139.0.7246.0) for Android. It's now available on Google Play.

    You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

    If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

    Chrome Release Team
    Google Chrome

    Stable Channel ChromeOS Update

    The ChromeOS Stable channel is being updated to OS version 16267.51.0 (Browser version 137.0.7151.123) for most ChromeOS devices.

    If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following ways:
    1. File a bug

    2. Visit our ChromeOS communities

      1. General: Chromebook Help Community

      2. Beta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help Community

    3. Report an issue or send feedback on Chrome

    4. Interested in switching channels? Find out how.

    Alon Bajayo

    Google ChromeOS

    Arizona, we’re growing — construction is underway in Tempe!


    Temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up in the desert right now — Google Fiber has a lot going on in the Grand Canyon State. This week, Tempe became the latest city in the East Valley to begin construction of our network. This announcement comes on the heels of announcing construction start in Queen Creek earlier this month, as well as serving our first customers in Chandler & Mesa, and opening our new GFiber office in Mesa in 2024. 

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    With construction in Tempe underway, we’ll continue to work closely with the city and county to minimize disruption to residents. Tempe residents and business owners will have a choice of GFiber’s newest lifestyle product offerings, with up to 8 gigs available based on household needs. To stay in the loop of project updates and when service will be available in your neighborhood, sign up for the latest here. 


    Councilmember Randy Keating, who has been part of Tempe’s effort to bring Google Fiber to the city since 2017, said “Google Fiber is a perfect match for Tempe, I am proud of the work that’s been accomplished to bring it to our community.”  

    “High-speed internet access everywhere in our city ensures equal access to opportunities for everyone,” said Tempe Council Member Berdetta Hodge. “Google Fiber will make it possible for more people to benefit from technology. I can see how it will help everyone from students to our seniors. I’m so glad to have Google Fiber in our community.”

    We’re grateful to the city leadership of Tempe, who has worked tirelessly to connect more Tempe residents to quality internet. We’re excited to be a part of that vision. 

    That commitment to community and connections is why we support organizations that are focused on helping people get more out of the internet. Working with organizations such as Mesa and Maricopa Community College - College Promise and Mesa IDEA museum annual exhibits (“The Art of Light” last year and “Joyride” this upcoming calendar year) who are making an impact. We also supported Councilwoman Hodge's water drive in Tempe last summer, where 15,000 bottles of water were shared with Tempe residents. As we continue to grow in the Phoenix metro area, our collaborations will expand as well.


    Last but definitely not least, our Arizona GFiber team is also growing, find more information on open positions and apply here. 

    Posted by Will Novak, Government & Community Affairs Manager






    Gemini Code Assist in Apigee API Management now generally available

    Gemini Code Assist in Apigee API Management enhances API development with AI-assisted features like natural language API creation, AI-generated summaries, and iterative design, allowing seamless integration with your organization's existing API ecosystem and ensuring consistency, security, and reduced duplication, while offering enterprise-grade security and a streamlined development workflow.