Gemini, Gmail, Docs, Meet, Vids and the rest of Google Workspace, plus the search changes that affect your website. What changed and what to do about it.
15 updates
2 October 2026
From 30 September, Google's Workspace APIs let apps leave comments in your files and, in Docs, submit changes as suggestions. Your tools can now ask before they edit.
Read update1 October 2026
Google announced on 30 September that reusable 'skills' will replace Gems across Gemini and Workspace. Skills start rolling out on 5 October, and Gems stop working from 1 March 2027 at the earliest.
Read update30 September 2026
Google has moved the AI voiceovers in Google Vids onto a new Gemini speech model. It's live now for most paid Workspace plans, and there's nothing to switch on.
Read update29 September 2026
Google has added a multimodal search filter to Search Console. It counts visits from Lens, Circle to Search, image uploads and Chrome's Search this image.
Read update29 September 2026
Google started its September 2026 spam update on 24 September. It applies worldwide in every language and can take up to two weeks to finish.
Read update28 September 2026
Google Calendar has gone from two time zones to three, with your own labels on each. It is rolling out to Workspace and personal accounts from 25 September.
Read update27 September 2026
Since 22 September, meeting notes from Google Meet's Take notes for me open on a short Quick notes page with the main takeaways and action items. The full notes sit in a second tab.
Read update26 September 2026
From 24 September you can edit photos and designs with Adobe tools from a Gemini chat on any plan, and Adobe's Claude plugin now includes Acrobat for PDF work.
Read update25 September 2026
Google Workspace now lets super admins assign admin roles with an end date. When the time is up, the access is removed automatically. It is available on every Workspace edition.
Read update25 September 2026
You can now point Gemini in Google Docs at a Gemini Notebook, and it will write using those sources and add citations. It is available now on Business Standard and above.
Read update24 September 2026
Google Meet's Take notes for me now opens on a one-page summary. From 29 September, a new setting turns on automatic notes for meetings with three or more people, and it is on by default for Business plans.
Read update17 September 2026
Google has switched on third-party connectors for Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Gmail or Chat, so you can ask about CRM, accounting or project data without leaving the app you are working in.
Read update9 September 2026
Google switched on built-in interoperability between Meet and Microsoft Teams on Android-based room hardware. It is in Early Preview, and it only covers meeting rooms.
Read update7 September 2026
Custom instructions for Gemini used to work only in Google Docs. From 2 September they also apply in Drive, Chat, Gmail, Sheets and Slides.
Read update4 September 2026
Google added latency and error-rate views to Gemini Enterprise, so admins can see agent performance instead of guessing at it.
Read updateBring your questions to a free discovery call. No sales pitch, just useful answers.