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April 2026 update to Display & Video 360 API

Today we’re announcing the April 2026 update to the Display & Video 360 API. This update includes the following:

Support for additional Exchange and ThirdPartyVendor values.
AdAsset identifier fields in objects used in AdGroupAd resources.
Beta support for Demand Gen resource management.

While Demand Gen campaign support is in beta, it is only available to allowlisted customers. See our guide for detailed instructions on how to create a Demand Gen ad campaign. If your partner is allowlisted:

Demand Gen line items, ad groups, and the relevant targeting will be included in relevant get and list requests.
Demand Gen line items, ad groups, ads, and the relevant targeting can be created, deleted, and updated.

We aim to launch full Demand Gen support for the Display & Video 360 API in general availability later this year. This will be announced with a future release.

For a complete list of new features in this update, see the Display & Video 360 API release notes. Before using these new features, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you have any questions or want to discuss this post, please reach out to us on our “Google Advertising and Measurement Community” Discord server.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Source: Google Ads Developer Blog

Gemini in Google Classroom is now available in all Classroom-supported languages

Last year, we launched Gemini in Google Classroom in English to support educators with planning and creating engaging lessons, and to help students in higher education to study and learn. Starting this week, we’re beginning to expand availability to all Classroom-supported languages in which Gemini is also available. This expansion makes Gemini tools in Classroom increasingly accessible to educators and higher education students whose preferred language is now supported.

In the Gemini tab in Classroom, educators can get help creating and adapting resources, based on learning objectives, starting with the following features:

Outline a lesson plan
Generate a quiz
Write an informational text
Tackle common misconceptions
Translate text

More content generation features will become available in these languages in the coming weeks.

Educators can also collaborate with Gemini using starter prompts for the Gemini app that help with common tasks like:

Brainstorming real world examples
Gamifying an activity
Generating differentiation strategies
Drafting an exemplar and non-exemplar
Creating Depth of Knowledge (DOK) questions

Higher education students using the Gemini tab can:

Learn about a topic: Get personalized and step-by-step explanations with Guided Learning.
Take a quiz: Prepare for upcoming exams by testing your knowledge and getting hints and feedback.
Make flashcards: Turn class materials into custom flashcards for extra practice.
Create a study guide: Make a study guide about a certain topic, or upload class materials for more personalized resources.

Getting started

Admins:

Gemini in Classroom: As an administrator of your organization's Google Accounts, you can control who is allowed to use Gemini in Google Classroom to generate content and resources. Access to Gemini in Google Classroom is ON by default. These capabilities are only available to users who are designated as 18 years of age and over in your institution’s age-based access settings. Visit the Help Center to learn about managing access to Gemini in Classroom and the option to turn the service on or off for users in your Admin console.
Gemini app: Educators and students can access Gemini starter prompts in the Gemini tab in Classroom, and they will open in the Gemini app. Users’ ability to access these starter prompts and continue chats in the Gemini app is controlled by the Gemini app setting. Visit the Help Center to learn how to Turn the Gemini app on or off for users.
Note: Ensure roles in Classroom are appropriately assigned to users. Learn more about teacher and student roles here.

End users:

Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini in Classroom and feel free to take this course to learn more about generative AI for Educators.
When using generated content, you should always review the outputs as AI can make mistakes and refine the output so that it fits your context and local policies.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on April 13, 2026

Availability

Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus

Resources

Google Workspace Updates Blog: Gemini in Google Classroom is now available to all Google Workspace for Education editions, with added features
Google Workspace Updates Blog: Gemini in Google Classroom is expanding to students in higher education
Google Help: Learn about Gemini in Google Classroom
Google Help: Google Classroom Supported Languages
Google Help: Verify teachers and set permissions
Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage access to Gemini in Classroom
Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to Google services by age
Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn the Gemini app on or off
Google Workspace Admin Help: Select your organization type for Google Workspace for Education

Source: Google Workspace Updates

The Google app for desktop is now available for Windows users around the world.

Google app for desktop is now available for Windows users around the world in English

Source: The Official Google Blog

Gemini Robotics ER-1.6 enhances reasoning to help robots navigate real-world tasks.

An overview of Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgrade to our reasoning-first model that helps robots to understand their environment.

Source: The Official Google Blog

Answering your trending questions on World Quantum Day

Google celebrated World Quantum Day 2026 with a Doodle and a video about quantum computing.

Source: The Official Google Blog

We’re advancing wetland restoration and carbon removal science in Google’s backyard.

Today we’re announcing a wetland restoration and research project to restore a degraded salt pond and advance the science of carbon removal — right in Google’s backyard.…

Source: The Official Google Blog

Get ready for Google I/O: Livestream schedule revealed

Google I/O 2026: Livestream Schedule Revealed

Posted by The Google I/O team

The Google I/O schedule is here! Tune in May 19–20 as we unveil Google’s biggest updates across AI, Android, Chrome, and Cloud. Discover new tools and features designed to unlock the future of development with agentic coding.

We’re kicking things off with the Google keynote at 10:00 am PT on May 19, followed by the Developer keynote at 1:30 pm PT. Block your calendars for two days of live sessions, straight from Mountain View, full of announcements, live demos, and new professional development sessions.

Here’s a sneak peak at what we’ll cover:

The agentic era of development: Discover how the next evolution of our developer tools is transforming the way you write software. Learn how to seamlessly transition from rapid ideation to orchestrating powerful, autonomous workflows, allowing AI to handle the heavy lifting while you focus on the big picture.
Enabling Android development anywhere: Learn how we are making AI even more helpful for your app workflows. From initial prototyping to final native polish, explore the latest ways we’re making it easier and faster to build high quality Android experiences.
Building powerful, agentic web applications: The web is accelerating faster than ever, and we are equipping you for what's next. Discover new tools to build agent-ready web applications, automate complex debugging workflows, and ship highly interactive UI directly in the browser.

Join us online May 19–20, followed by a fresh drop of on-demand sessions and codelabs on May 21. Register today to explore the full program and catch all the latest developer updates, featuring sessions like: