Google Chat now saves unsent messages directly in the compose box, keeping them intact even after closing the app or restarting a device. These drafts sync across platforms, so a message started on the web can be finished later on Android or iOS, and a new Drafts shortcut collects all pending messages in one place, retained for up to 30 days.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-09
Google has updated Sheets to support its entire Google Fonts web library, extending font options to chart titles, axis labels, data labels, and legends. Users can access these fonts via a new 'More fonts' option in the chart editor sidebar. The change also improves how custom fonts are preserved when importing or exporting files between Sheets and Excel.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-08
Meta has released Muse, a personal AI agent designed to work independently once given a goal, handling tasks like drafting emails, organizing saved content, building grocery lists and booking travel. Unlike Meta's existing AI assistant, Muse can connect to third-party services such as Google Workspace, Spotify, Ticketmaster and Apple Health, and can even build its own integrations when a public API exists.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-08
BleepingComputer will host a live webinar on September 23, 2026, in partnership with Material Security, examining real, documented breaches of Google Workspace caused by forgotten third-party app permissions. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting will walk through case studies and outline which security controls matter most for fast-growing companies with limited resources.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-08
Google has launched beta 'Live' voice features across Gmail, Docs and Keep, letting subscribers talk to these apps instead of typing. Users can ask Gmail to find or summarize emails, have Keep organize notes from spoken input, and tell Docs to draft or pull in content from Gmail, Chat and Drive. The features, first shown at Google's I/O conference in May, are currently limited to AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers, with Docs support restricted to Pro and Ultra tiers.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-04
Google has announced that starting January 2027, Gmail's 'Send as' feature will no longer support external email addresses like those from Yahoo or Outlook. The change won't affect Google Workspace aliases or other Gmail-owned addresses, only third-party accounts linked through SMTP.
support.google.com
· 2026-09-04
Google has launched Gmail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live, letting users speak naturally to search emails, draft documents, and organize notes instead of typing. Gmail Live can pull answers from across multiple emails in a conversational back-and-forth, Docs Live builds structured documents from spoken ideas while pulling context from Gmail, Drive, Chat and the web, and Keep Live turns rambling thoughts into organized notes and lists. The features are rolling out now to eligible Google AI subscribers, with Workspace availability expected soon.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-03
Google introduced Google Pics, a new design tool for Workspace users that combines Gemini with its Nano Banana image model to generate and edit 'professional-grade' visuals. It launches as both a standalone app and an integration inside Docs and Slides, with Drive support coming soon, letting users select objects or text within images and edit them via prompts.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-01
Google has begun automatically inserting a Gemini AI shortcut into Google Messages, even though there is no dedicated toggle for it in the Connected Apps settings within Gemini itself. Users who don't want the floating AI icon hovering near their chat button can still remove it through an in-app setting, according to Android Authority.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-01
Google is rolling out a new Calendar setting called 'Get an email when guests respond,' letting meeting organizers or their delegates opt out of receiving RSVP confirmations and automatic replies like out-of-office messages. The setting is enabled by default but can be unchecked, and it applies to the whole series for recurring events. The gradual rollout begins today for Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google account users.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-28
Google is letting eligible college students claim a full year of its $19.99-per-month AI Pro plan at no cost, provided they verify enrollment through SheerID. Buyers of certain hardware, including Chromebook Plus, standard Chromebooks, and the Pixel 11, also qualify for several months of free access, and some plans can be shared with others.
zdnet.com
· 2026-08-28
BleepingComputer is partnering with Material Security to run a live webinar on September 23, 2026, dissecting real, publicly documented Google Workspace breaches at fast-growing companies. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting will walk through how attackers typically gain entry and what response steps matter most in the early hours of an incident.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-27