Google Workspace Changes

extending data region coverage to primary user data for Google Classroom for the U.S. and E.U. data regions

By expanding data regions coverage to Google Classroom user indices, we hope to better support our customers’ data location preferences and give them greater control.

Google Classroom now supports data regions coverage for primary user data in the U.S. and E.U.

Google is extending data regions coverage to primary user data for Google Classroom for the U.S. and E.U. data regions. This update allows customers to choose a specific geographic location for their covered data at rest to better support organizational or compliance needs and provide greater control over data location preferences.

Google Meet now allows users to scroll through the last 30 minutes of live and translated captions.

Google Meet is improving the live and translated captions experience by enabling users to scroll back and review the last 30 minutes of captions. Previously, captions disappeared in real-time; this update allows users to review missed portions of the conversation or specific details mentioned earlier at their own pace.

“take notes for me” will capture next steps discussed during the meeting in a new “suggested next steps” section.

Powered by AI, these next steps and follow-ups will automatically be identified and organized within the meeting notes document.

improving the live captions and translated captions experience in Google Meet by including the ability to scroll through the text.

This update makes it possible to scroll back and review the last 30 minutes of captions at your own pace.

general availability of this feature in shared drives and My Drive, which means that users can restrict access to their My Drive folders

For shared drives, folders with limited access allow users to organize files by project, in a single shared drive or shared folder, while ensuring that sensitive information is only accessible to the right team members.

Updates to Drive's public API to support expansive access behavior.

Google is introducing improvements to the Drive public API to make it easier for developers to adopt new access changes. Developers are recommended to opt into the expansive access API behavior in My Drive before February 2026, when these changes will be enforced for all users, to ensure their applications continue to function correctly.

General availability of limited access folders in My Drive and shared drives.

Google Drive now allows shared drive managers and My Drive owners to restrict folder access to specific users, ensuring sensitive information is only accessible to the right team members. This feature allows for better organization of files by project within a single shared drive. By 2026, Google will further simplify and align restricted access principles across both My Drive and shared drives, moving toward a consistent 'limited access folder' setting.

Pin conversations on your Google Group

Users with moderation permissions can now pin conversations in a Google Group to highlight specific discussions for other users in the group.

Pin conversations on your Google Group

Users can already star, mark as read/unread, report, delete, or lock a conversation in a Google Group. Today, we’re excited to reintroduce the ability to pin a conversation

migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

This functionality is generally available for all Google Workspace customers, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat in their organizations.

Now generally available: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

Google Workspace admins can now migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat.

users can now create names for existing and new group direct messages

In order to manage discussions more easily and find conversations quicker, users can now create names for existing and new group direct messages.

This feature, which can be thought of as a virtual bulletin board, organizes important information and helps keep your team on the same page

the board in Chat organizes important information and helps keep your team on the same page by enabling anyone to: Pin and share crucial messages, files, and links for quick access

Introducing the board tab in Google Chat for organizing important messages, files, and links.

Google Chat is introducing a new board tab that acts as a virtual bulletin board, allowing users to pin and share crucial messages, files, and links for quick access. The board appears as a right panel next to the conversation stream and includes intelligent resource suggestions powered by Gemini to help teams maintain a single source of truth. Space managers can control modification permissions to ensure the board remains organized and relevant for all team members.