Educators can now assign public notebooks in Google Classroom

What’s changing

We recently introduced the ability for educators to create and assign NotebookLM in Google Classroom. Now, teachers can attach public notebooks to assignments, in addition to the notebooks they create or own.

This update significantly expands the access to educational content available to educators and students. Educators can now easily integrate publicly shared learning materials — including notebooks available from our partnership with OpenStax. 


Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available for Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus

Resources

Control whether users can request to join a space in Google Chat

What’s changing

We are introducing a new setting in Google Chat that allows space owners and managers to control whether users can request to join a space.

Previously, if someone received a link to a space that required permission for them to join, they could send a request to space owners and managers. With this new feature, space owners and managers can now further restrict access by disabling the "request to join" option. If users try to access a space via a link, they will no longer be able to request to join.

New permissions control in the space settings menu
New permissions control in the space settings menu


‘No access’ message for users without permission
‘No access’ message for users without permission

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: Go to space settings and flip the toggle under “Allow requests to join.” 

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts

Resources


Giving Tuesday – one of our favorite days of the year!

At GFiber, our mission goes beyond delivering fast, reliable internet. This Giving Tuesday, GFiber is celebrating our local partners and the impactful work we’re doing together to close the digital divide. The digital divide is more than just a lack of access to a connection; it's a gap in education, job opportunities, and essential services. 

This Giving Tuesday, generosity can go further in key markets thanks to our community matching gift initiatives.

  • Charlotte, NC: We’re supporting the Charlotte Public Library Foundation who provides free digital literacy training and access to the internet for thousands every year.

  • Denver, CO: We’re supporting the Latin American Educational Foundation (LAEF) Giving Tuesday Campaign. This organization provides scholarships and educational support to students pursuing STEM-related fields.

  • Des Moines, IA: We’re supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Central Iowa which creates life-changing one-to-one mentoring relationships for youth.

  • Des Moines, IA: We’re also supporting Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa as they inspire young people through STEM-related programs and other experiences.

  • Durham, NC: We’re supporting Code the Dream who offers free and intensive training in software development to people facing career barriers. 

  • Orange County United Way

  • Kansas City: We’re supporting a campaign with Reconciliation Services to help Kansas Citians obtain a valid photo ID necessary for accessing shelter, getting a job, receiving medical care, opening a bank account or applying for crucial benefits. 

  • Omaha, NE: We’re supporting the Latino Center of the Midlands and their efforts to cultivate an engaged community through educational support, workforce development and leadership opportunities.

  • Orange County, CA: We’re supporting the mission of the Orange County United Way, addressing “the most challenging human needs through collaboration, advocacy and strategic programming.”

  • Salt Lake City, UT: We’re supporting Tech-Moms' Giving Tuesday Campaign with a matching donation. Tech-Moms provides digital literacy training to women in the Salt Lake metro area.

This Giving Tuesday and throughout the holiday season, we invite you to celebrate the power of community and connection, and join us in building a brighter tomorrow.

Posted by Jess George, Head of Digital Equity & Community Impact


 


Learn about our newest Jetpack Navigation library with the Nav3 Spotlight Week

Posted by Don Turner - Developer Relations Engineer




Jetpack Navigation 3 is now stable, and using it can help you reduce tech debt, provide better separation of concerns, speed up feature development time, and support new form factors. We're dedicating a whole week to providing content to help you learn about Nav3, and start integrating it into your app. 


You’ll learn about the library in detail, how to modularize your navigation code, and lots of code recipes for common use cases. At the end of the week, tune into the "Ask Me Anything" session so you can have the experts answer anything you like about Nav3. Here's the full schedule: 


Monday: API Overview

Dec 1st, 2025 


Learn the most important Nav3 APIs including NavDisplay, NavEntry, and entryProvider with a coding walkthrough video.


Tuesday: Animations

Dec 2nd, 2025


Make your screen transitions look beautiful! Learn how to set custom animations for all screens in your app, and how to override transitions for individual screens that need different behavior. 


Wednesday: Deep links

Dec 3rd, 2025


Deep links support has been one of the most requested features from developers. You'll learn how to create deep links with a variety of different code recipes. 


Thursday: Modularization

Dec 4th, 2025


Learn how to modularize your navigation code. Avoid circular dependencies by separating navigation keys into their own modules, and learn how to use dependency injection and extension functions to move content into feature modules.  


Friday: Ask Me Anything

Dec 5th, 2025


Do you have burning questions? We have a panel of experts waiting to provide answers live at 9am PST on Friday. Ask your questions using the #AskAndroid tag on BlueSky, LinkedIn and X. 

Sunsetting Google Ads API, Google Ads Scripts, and Campaign Manager 360 API Developer Support Forums on Google Groups

To streamline our technical support channels, we will be sunsetting the following developer support forums on Google Groups:

Effective January 28, 2026,

  • Support agents will no longer respond to new forum posts. Send your questions using the recommended support channels mentioned below.
  • If you reply to any existing forum threads with the support teams on or after this date, they will initiate a new email thread to continue your discussion.

We plan to disable the ability to create new forum posts at a later date in 2026, but the existing forum content will remain visible as a read-only archive for the time being, so you can still access past discussions and solutions.

Where can I get technical support for these products?

Our developer site and other documentation has been updated to the new preferred technical support channels. Moving forward, the best way to reach us for technical support for these products will be through our official support channels below:

As always, when submitting a support request, please provide all relevant details to help us expedite the resolution of your issues. This typically includes:

  • For Google Ads API: Always include the request-id found in the response logs, along with the complete request and response logs.
  • For Google Ads Scripts: Include the script name, Customer ID, and any relevant execution logs or error messages from the Google Ads UI.
  • For Campaign Manager 360 API: Provide relevant IDs (e.g., Profile ID, Account ID), the API method, and the full request and response logs if possible.
  • All Products:
    • A clear description of the issue
    • What you expected to happen
    • Steps to reproduce the issue
    • Relevant code snippets
    • Any error messages received

Providing comprehensive information upfront will help our team diagnose and assist you more effectively. The support page will guide you on the necessary information.

If you’re looking for updates, events, or non-support focused conversation with Googlers or fellow members of the developer community on the products listed above, please join us on our “Google Advertising and Measurement Community” Discord server.

We appreciate your understanding as we make this transition to better focus our support resources.

- Aalap Shastri, Google Ads API Team

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – November 28, 2025

A summary of announcements from the last week:

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog over the last week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Granular OAuth consent in web apps and Google Workspace add-ons

Earlier this year,  we launched an improved version of the OAuth consent screen to the Apps Script IDE and unpublished web apps and Google Workspace add-ons that allows users to specify which individual scopes they would like to authorize for that script. For example, if a script requests access to a user’s Google Sheets and Forms files, and the user only intends to use the script with Sheets files, they can decide to only allow access to their spreadsheets and not their forms. | Learn more about Granular OAuth consent in web apps and Google Workspace add-ons.

Data classification labels visible in more places across Google Drive

Beginning today, a Drive item’s applied data classification values will appear across all views on Drive on the web, including Home, My Drive, Shared Drives, and Drive search results. Previously, users needed to either navigate to Details or open the file to know a Drive item’s classification state. Now, users will immediately see the applied classification values when navigating throughout the Drive product. | Learn more about the expanded visibility of data classification labels across Google Drive.

Automatically generated captions for videos in Google Drive now available in more languages

We are expanding automatic video captions in Google Drive to support 27 new languages. This update improves accessibility for all users—including those who are hard of hearing or speak different languages—while saving time by eliminating manual caption creation and enhancing video searchability. | Learn more about new language support for automatically generated captions in Google Drive.

Fine-tune your network for Meet live streaming with extended quality metrics

Meet audit events logged for live stream viewers now contain an extended set of quality metrics. These metrics can help admins understand their viewers' perceived quality when participating in live streams. The quality metrics can be used to identify potential network configuration adjustments that can improve the live streaming experience. | Learn more about fine-tuning your network for Meet live streaming with extended quality metrics.