Workspace Updates Blog

Point-in-time editing makes the canvas dynamically update as you scrub the timeline, showing only elements active at that timestamp instead of all elements across a scene. Editors can click object tracks to move the playhead, and no longer need to split scenes to manage multiple timed objects. The behavior is default for all sessions with no admin or end user setting, rolling out gradually from September 29 for Rapid Release domains and from October 13 for Scheduled Release domains.

The refreshed Trello for Google Workspace app replaces the Trello for Gmail experience and adds the ability to create new Trello cards from Google Chat messages. Existing Trello for Gmail users can continue using the app without reinstalling or reauthorizing; creating cards from Chat requires adding the app to a space or direct message and following the sign-in prompt.

Google Sheets now supports High-Low-Close and Open-High-Low-Close stock charts, condensing each period's price points into a single marker. Excel files containing HLC and OHLC stock charts are now preserved on import instead of being dropped.

Markdown (.md or .markdown) files can now be viewed, edited, and collaborated on directly in Google Docs, and rendered previews with clickable links and tables are available in Drive. Previously Markdown files had to be imported and converted to Doc format, which altered formatting, stripped comments, and fragmented files.

Built-in video conferencing device interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams on Android (AOSP) devices moves from early preview to general availability, letting Android-based Google Meet hardware join Microsoft Teams meetings and Android-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devices join Google Meet meetings. Full rollout begins October 1, 2026 for all Workspace customers with Meet hardware running Android/AOSP.

The Gemini student hub, previously limited to personal accounts, is now available to Google Workspace for Education users of all ages, offering study notebooks, flashcards, and practice quizzes at gemini.google.com/students. It is governed by existing Generative AI settings in the Admin console and is available to all Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers outside the EEA.

Admins can now set up Workspace client-side encryption through a simplified path in the Admin console that combines Cloud HSM Keys with Google Identity, instead of configuring a third-party key service and identity provider manually. The standard CSE setup process remains available for custom configurations.

Skills, reusable custom instructions built on the Markdown-native SKILL.md standard, roll out to Workspace starting October 5 and to the Gemini app starting October 13. Gems support is gradually removed, with business and enterprise Gems unusable no sooner than March 1, 2027 and education Gems no sooner than June 1, 2027; Workspace Studio flows using the Ask a Gem step stop working at that time and remaining Gems are auto-migrated to draft skills in the Gemini app. Skills do not sync between the Gemini app and Workspace, so they must be created separately in each.

Google Calendar on the web now displays up to three time zones—primary, secondary, and tertiary—on the main calendar grid (Day, Week, and Custom multi-day views) and in the Find a Time scheduling view, where previously only two were supported. Custom labels such as "SFO" or "ZRH" can be set for each time zone in Settings.

Eligible customers can now import PowerPoint files as client-side encrypted Slides, with the file encrypted on the client before import and converted to encrypted Slides. The feature is available through the CSE Office Interop beta program, open to admins with eligible Workspace licenses, and on by default for domains already registered for the beta.

Admins can now assign administrator roles to users, groups, or service accounts for a defined period, with the granted access automatically revoked once the expiration time is reached. Super admins choose from predefined durations such as 30 days or set a custom expiration date and time; temporary roles cannot be assigned to the organization's primary admin.

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash is available directly in Google Vids, with higher quality video extension and improved character and audio consistency. Vids can now generate AI video scenes in 1080p full HD, upscale existing AI clips, and set exact clip durations, rolling out to Rapid and Scheduled Release domains starting September 23, 2026.

Admins can import past emails from any IMAP-based provider, including Hostinger, Zoho, Yahoo, and iCloud, by connecting to the IMAP server and entering credentials during Workspace setup. Import supports one user per run and runs in the background after domain verification and email activation.