Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – October 31, 2025

 

A summary of announcements from the last two weeks:
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog over the last two weeks. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Gemini in Google Sheets can now analyze data across multiple tables
Gemini in Sheets can understand and analyze multiple tables within a single tab of a spreadsheet.  This new functionality allows you to ask questions and perform analysis that spans multiple data sources, dramatically increasing the power and accuracy of your queries. | Learn more about the upgrades to Gemini in Sheets. 

Protecting Gmail users from XS-Search with Cross-Origin Opener Policy (COOP)
Gmail is enhancing user security by enabling the Cross-Origin Opener Policy (COOP). As a result, developers of websites and browser extensions opening or manipulating the Gmail page may have to update their code to ensure continued functionality when enforcement begins on January 20, 2026. There is no action needed from Workspace admins or end users. | Learn more about COOP for Gmail. 

AI credit overages admin control and related billing
We previously announced an increased credit limit of 25,000 credits per user per month for Google AI Ultra for Business users. Now, we're adding a new admin control that enables admins to allow users with an Google AI Ultra for Business license to exceed their 25,000 per user per month AI credit limit. | Learn more about the new admin usage and billing controls. 

Educators can now convert rubrics in Google Classroom from Drive or local files with help from Gemini
educators can now quickly adapt existing rubrics from Drive or local files for Google Classroom assignments with Gemini's assistance. From the Rubric menu in the assignment creation screen, educators can now select “Convert from file” to instantly turn existing rubrics from various files and use them in Google Classroom, without the need to enter the information manually. | Learn more about adapting rubrics in Google Classroom. 

Use emoji reactions in your client-side encrypted documents
We’re excited to announce that client-side encrypted (CSE) files including Google Docs, Sheets and Slides now support emoji reactions. Users can use emojis to react to comments and content, bringing an expressive collaboration feature to CSE files. | Learn more about emoji reactions in CSE docs. 

Ask Gemini in Google Meet coming to Workspace enterprise customers
Last month, we announced that Ask Gemini in Meet was starting to roll out for select Workspace customers. Today, the experience is now rolling out to Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus domains. Ask Gemini in Meet brings the power of Gemini into your organization’s meetings. Acting as a personal assistant, it can help make meetings more productive and more efficient. | Learn more about the expansion of Ask Gemini in Meet. 

Introducing a new waiting rooms experience in Google Meet
We’re introducing waiting rooms in Google Meet, giving you more control over your meetings. As a meeting host or co-host, you can choose to have participants join a waiting room before they join the call. | Learn more about waiting rooms in Google Meet. 

New LaTeX features in the Gemini app
We are introducing improved LaTeX rendering and PDF export capabilities directly within the Gemini app. LaTeX is a document preparation system widely used in academic, scientific, and technical fields to create high-quality documents with complex formatting, such as mathematical equations, tables, and multi-column layouts. | Learn more about LaTeX in Gemini. 

Generate presentations in the Gemini app
We are introducing the ability to create slide presentations in the Gemini app through Canvas. Simply provide an idea with a simple text prompt or upload a source, and Gemini will generate a set of slides — complete with a theme and relevant images. Then, export the presentation from the Gemini app directly to Google Slides to continue to refine or collaborate with others. | Learn more about generating presentations with Gemini. 

Enhanced admin audit log events
We are updating the schema and event modeling for several Admin audit log events, specifically some of the events related to account security, Gmail, and Drive settings, along with other admin-defined setting audit logs. These improvements aim to make the logs more understandable, detailed, and precise. | Learn more about the enhanced audit logs. 

More powerful pivot tables in Connected Sheets
We are rolling out two significant updates to Connected Sheets pivot tables backed by BigQuery, designed to increase analytical capacity and streamline your workflow. First, we’re doubling row capacity for pivot tables backed by BigQuery in Connected Sheets, from 100,000 to 200,000 rows. Second, we’re launching the ability to “drill down” into Connected Sheets pivot tables, allowing you to immediately access the granular data making up any aggregated value. | Learn more about the improved pivot tables in Connected Sheets. 

Improve your writing by grounding Gemini in Google Docs in sources
We’re excited to announce source-grounded writing help in Google Docs. Gemini will automatically curate a list of sources linked in your document and you can choose to ask it to only pull details from those sources when providing writing assistance via the side panel. This will keep suggestions focused and grounded in trusted content. | Learn more about source grounding Gemini in Google Docs. 

Improving the Workday Google Chat app
The latest update  for Workday Google Chat app update makes it easier to manage time off with a single, improved flow to request, view, or cancel time off, along with quick commands to check balances and company holidays. | Learn more about the improvements to the Workday Chat app. 


This Week in Open Source #11

This Week in Open Source for October 31, 2025

A look around the world of open source

by Daryl Ducharme & amanda casari, Google Open Source

Happy Halloween. Here is your treat in the form of news and events from the world of open source.

Upcoming Events

  • November 10 - 13: Kubecon NA is coming to Atlanta, Georgia along with Cloud Native Con. It brings together adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities.
  • December 5 - 7: PyLadiesCon is happening online and in multiple languages across many timezones. This event is dedicated to empowerment, learning, and diversity within the Python community!
  • December 8-10: Open Source Summit Japan is happening in Tokyo. Open Source Summits are The Linux Foundation's premier event for open source developers and contributors around the world. If you can make it to Japan there are many sessions to learn from.

Open Source Reads and Links

  • A new breed of analyzers - AI-powered code analyzers have recently found many real, useful bugs in curl that earlier tools missed. They scanned all source variations without a build and reported high-quality issues like memory leaks and protocol faults. The curl team fixed dozens of them and now works with the reporters to keep improving security.
  • A national recognition; but science and open source are bitter victories - Gaël Varoquaux received France's national order of merit for his work in science, open source, and AI. He celebrates how open tools and collective effort changed the world but warns that economic power can turn those tools to harmful ends. He urges building a collective narrative and economic ambition so science and free software serve a better future for our children. (disponible en français aussi)
  • If Open Source Stops Being Global, It Stops Being Open - Geopolitics is pushing technology toward national control. Open source preserves sovereignty because code is user-controlled and global. Should governments buy and support global open source? If it stops being global, does it stop being open?
  • Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible - Developers are using AI-generated "vibe coding" like they used open source, but it can hide insecure or outdated code. AI often produces inconsistent, hard-to-trace code that increases software supply-chain risk. That danger hits small, vulnerable groups hardest and could create widespread security failures.
  • New Open Source Tool from Angular Scores Vibe Code Quality - One of the Angular developers took up the challenge [of evaluating the best LLM for Angular] and vibe-coded a prototype tool that could test how well vibe code works with Angular. That early experiment led to the creation of an open source tool that tests LLM-generated code for frontend development considerations, such as following best practices for a framework, using accessibility best practices and identifying security problems. Called Web Codegen Scorer, the tool is designed to test all of these in vibe-coded applications.

What spooky open source events and news are you being haunted by? Let us know on our @GoogleOSS X account. We will share some of the best on our next This Week in Open Source post.

Dev Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

The ChromeOS Stable channel is being updated to OS version 16463.5.0 (Browser version 143.0.7499.6) 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.

Luis Menezes

Google ChromeOS

Improving the Workday Google Chat app

 What’s changing

The latest update  for Workday Google Chat app update makes it easier to manage time off with a single, improved flow to request, view, or cancel time off, along with quick commands to check balances and company holidays.


Improving the Workday Google Chat app

Getting started

  • Workday Admins: Workday Admins must activate OAuth and create a new API client for the Google integration setup within Workday. The workday admin must make note of the following details during the API client setup, required for the next step: 
    • Client ID
    • Secret ID
    • Workday REST API Endpoint
    • Workday Token Endpoint
    • Workday Authorization Endpoint
  • Workspace Admins: Admins need to allowlist the add-on to ensure end users have access. Visit the Help Center to learn how to manage Google Workspace Marketplace apps. Once allowed, the admin can either install the app to the domain, or install individually. After installation you will be asked to configure authorization in Workday (this requires the information above obtained during API client setup); This authorization will apply to all users of Workday within your domain. 
  • End users: If enabled by your admin, install the add-on by going to the Google Workspace Marketplace listing. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using the Workday app in Google Chat.

Rollout pace

Availability

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

Resources

Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

The Dev channel has been updated to 144.0.7500.5 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