Google Workspace Changes

Owned secondary calendars are now automatically added to the user's calendar list.

Google Calendar is updating to ensure that all secondary calendars owned by a user are consistently displayed in their calendar list within the settings page. This change provides owners with direct access to manage settings, sharing permissions, and the lifecycle of the calendars they are responsible for. To maintain stability, Google recommends a limit of 100 owned calendars per user. Users integrating with Apple Calendar may need to manually enable synchronization for these calendars.

Users can now easily block off time on Google Calendar to work on specific tasks.

Google Calendar users can now easily block off dedicated time slots to focus on specific tasks. By selecting an empty slot on their calendar and choosing the 'task' option, users can add task details, descriptions, and customize settings like visibility and do not disturb. This new feature aims to help users work on tasks without interruptions, with the task also appearing on their task list and providing reminders until completion.

When duplicating Google Calendar events, the associated Google Meet conference will no longer be copied to enhance meeting privacy.

To enhance meeting privacy, when users copy or duplicate events in Google Calendar, the associated Google Meet conference will no longer be automatically copied. This ensures that Meet access and any meeting notes remain exclusively tied to the original event and its attendees. If a user wishes to participate in the same Meet conference for the duplicated event, they will need to manually copy the Meet code separately. This change also improves security and reliability by keeping the meeting code unique to the original event, reducing ambiguity and ensuring information is shared only with correct participants.

Users can now link Google Calendar appointment booking pages directly when composing emails in Gmail.

Google is making it easier to share your availability by allowing users to insert Google Calendar appointment booking pages directly into email drafts in Gmail. By clicking the Calendar icon, users can select an existing booking page or create a new one to embed. This feature aims to streamline scheduling, reduce back-and-forth communication, and is particularly useful when arranging meetings with external contacts whose calendars are not visible.

Google Calendar now supports sharing any calendar you own or have permission to share directly from Android devices.

Previously, the functionality to share Google Calendars was exclusively available on the web. This week, Google is extending this capability to Android devices, allowing users to share any calendar they own or have permission to share with other users and groups directly from their mobile device. The sharing settings available on the web, including the ability to share a calendar with individuals, a domain, or the entire public, are now mirrored on Android.

Admins can configure Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365 using the Microsoft Graph API, replacing the existing Exchange Web Services (EWS) API.

Starting May 28, 2025, admins can utilize the Microsoft Graph API to enable Calendar interoperability with Microsoft Office 365. This update replaces the Exchange Web Services (EWS) API, which Microsoft will discontinue support for on October 1, 2026. Admins can configure interoperability through the Admin console under Calendar Interop Management. The update also includes a streamlined user interface, improved troubleshooting, and allows admins to grant access to only Exchange calendar data.

Gemini can now create, find, and modify events in Google Calendar.

Gemini can now interact with Google Calendar to create an event based on specific details or the conversation with the Gemini app, find events for a specific day or date range, and modify events. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

The ability to create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar is now available on iOS devices.

The ability to create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar, which was already available on Android, is now available on iOS devices as well.

The ability to create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar is now available on iOS devices.

Users can now create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar on iOS devices. This feature was previously available on Android devices.

you can now add an event to your calendar directly from an email using Gemini in Gmail.

Gemini will automatically detect calendar related content in your email and an “Add to calendar” button will appear

Calendar now reliably processes calendaring emails sent using the Microsoft-specific format for rich text emails called Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF)

Calendar now reliably processes calendaring emails sent using the Microsoft-specific format for rich text emails called Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF)

Google Calendar now supports Microsoft's TNEF format for improved interoperability with Outlook.

Google Calendar now reliably processes calendaring emails sent using the Microsoft-specific Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF) for rich text emails. This improvement ensures that Google Calendar users and organizations collaborating with Outlook users have a more reliable experience when receiving invitations and RSVPs.

users with the ability to “Make changes to events” can now see the members of the shared calendar, i.e. who their events are shared with

users with the ability to “Make changes to events” can now see the members of the shared calendar, i.e. who their events are shared with

Users with 'Make changes to events' permission can now see members of shared Google Calendars.

Google Calendar is improving visibility for shared calendars by allowing users with the 'Make changes to events' permission to see the members of the shared calendar. This ensures that users creating events on a shared calendar are aware of who those events are shared with. For developers, the Acl.list and Acl.get methods will now return shared calendar members, and Acl.watch will provide notifications regarding changes to those members.

improved email notification experience between Google Calendar and third-party calendar services, like Outlook

Event guests will now enjoy a more reliable syncing experience and less calendar emails in their inbox.