Desk phone support and on-demand call recording now available in the Google Voice Starter plan

What’s changing

We’re expanding the capabilities of our Google Voice Starter plan by adding two highly requested features already available in Voice Standard and Voice Premier plans today:

  • Desk phone and analog telephone adapter (ATA) support: Organizations using Google Voice Starter can now provision and manage compatible desk phones and adapters. This provides more flexibility, allowing users to make and receive calls on traditional desk hardware if they prefer.
  • On-demand call recording: End users can now easily record important calls for future reference, training, or compliance. An intuitive record button will be available in the Google Voice interface during active calls.
These features make the Google Voice Starter plan a more complete solution for organizations that need core telephony features combined with the flexibility of Google Workspace.

Getting started

  • Admins:
    • Desk phone support: This feature must be enabled by an administrator. 
    • Call recording: This feature will be ON by default for Voice Starter add-on subscriptions. It can be disabled at the organizational unit (OU) or group level. Note there is no admin control for Voice Starter standalone subscriptions (with a personal @gmail.com account).
  • End users:
    • Desk phone support: Once enabled by your admin, you can add a new desk phone in your Google Voice settings.
    • Call recording: If enabled for your account, you will see a “Record” button during your calls.

Rollout pace

  • Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting November 12, 2025

Availability

  • Available for Google Voice Starter, Standard, and Premier

Resources

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 143 (143.0.7499.24) 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

Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

The Beta channel has been updated to 143.0.7499.25 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

Analyze large-scale .csv files in Google Sheets with a new direct-to-BigQuery import

What’s changing

We're making it easier than ever to analyze massive datasets by more seamlessly connecting Google Sheets and BigQuery. Now, users will see a new option to import .csv files containing datasets of any size directly to BigQuery while opening large .csv files from Drive or via the Data > Data Connectors menu flow in Sheets. From there, users can analyze the entire dataset using familiar Sheets features such as charts, pivot tables, and formulas via Connected Sheets. 

Previously, preparing a large dataset for analysis in Connected Sheets was often a multi-step process that could have involved relying on separate data pipelines, processing tools or multiple upload steps, all before the user could return to Sheets to start their analysis. This new connectivity expedites the analysis workflow by allowing users to directly ingest large datasets and begin analysis seamlessly, all within a single interface. This update will help users move from raw data to insights much faster.

Part of the upload dialog when users choose to import a file to BigQuery via the Google Sheets interface


Part of the upload dialog when users choose to import a file to BigQuery via the Google Sheets interface


Users with appropriate permissions will also see a new option to import with Connected Sheets when a file is too large for native upload to Sheets


Users with appropriate permissions will also see a new option to import with Connected Sheets when a file is too large for native upload to Sheets

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

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

Resources


More ways to share your shipping and returns policies with Google

We're excited to announce that we're now expanding the options for merchants to provide shipping and returns information, even if they don't have a Merchant Center account. Merchants can now tell Google about their shipping and returns policies in two distinct ways: by configuring them directly in Search Console or by using new organization-level structured data.