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Google Workspace Features Update Summary: October 2025

Written by GoPomelo Google Workspace Team | Nov 6, 2025 9:24:20 AM

Google Workspace Update Summary - September 2025

The summary of essential information about new features and improvements for Google Workspace customers in September 2025

  Calendar

Enable 'take notes for me' in Calendar, ahead of your meeting

With Gemini-powered “Take notes for me”, you can stay fully engaged in the conversation while ensuring nothing gets missed.  Read more.

Availability: All Google Workspace customers.

  Chat

Express yourself with stickers in Google Chat

Users can now send expressive stickers in their conversations in Google Chat on the web. Stickers can provide users with more options to express themselves in their Chat conversations, alongside emojis, GIFs, and other media-based messages. Read more.

Availability:  Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

 

Gmail

Introducing new Gmail notification features on Android and iOS devices

Users can now send expressive stickers in their conversations in Google Chat on the web. Stickers can provide users with more options to express themselves in their Chat conversations, alongside emojis, GIFs, and other media-based messages. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers with Enterprise Plus and the Assured Controls add-on.

 

Gemini

Use Help me schedule to easily set up a meeting time over email

The new Gemini-powered Help me schedule feature in Gmail makes it easier for you to coordinate time with others. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers:

  • Business Standard, and Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus 
  • Google AI Pro for Education 
  • Frontline Plus 

Summarize shared files with Gemini in Google Chat, now available on mobile

Simply tap the “Summarize” button on the file preview card in your conversation. Gemini will summarize the file so you can get a quick overview without having to leave Chat.  Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers:

  • Business Standard, and Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard, and Plus 
  • Google AI Pro for Education 
  • Frontline Plus

Gemini in Google Sheets now tackles multi-step tasks with expanded editing capabilities

Gemini can now execute multiple actions at once from a single prompt - no need to simplify your instructions or disrupt your workflow by typing multiple different prompts. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers:

  • Business Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard and Plus 
  • Google AI Pro for Education

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. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers with Enterprise Plus and the Assured Controls add-on.

 

Meet

 Set timers in Google Meet on the web

You can now create meeting timers in the Google Meet sidebar. Host/Co-hosts can manage the timer if host controls are on. If the host controls are off, anyone in the meeting can manage it. Once the timer is started, it will be visible to all meeting participants. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

Google Meet live captions are expanding to Cantonese

Google Workspace is adding support for Cantonese to Google Meet’s live caption feature. This allows users to view real-time text of what is being spoken in the meeting, making it easier to follow along and participate. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google accounts.

AI-powered makeup in Google Meet

Now you can choose from 12 new studio makeup looks, with a range of options from a polished, professional touch to a more expressive flair.  Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers:

  • Business Standard, Plus 
  • Enterprise Starter, Standard, Plus 
  • Education Plus, Teaching & Learning add-on 
  • Enterprise Essentials 


    Introducing a new waiting rooms experience in Google Meet

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. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers.

Sheets

The AI function in Google Sheets is now enhanced with Google Search results for more up-to-date answers

Now, Google is making AI function even more powerful by automatically grounding it in results from Google Search, so it can access up-to-the-minute information from the web to answer your prompts. Read more.

Availability: Available to all Google Workspace customers:

  • Business Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard and Plus 
  • Google AI Ultra for Education

Source: https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com