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We’re making it easier to manage calendar assignments for your Meet hardware devices. You can now assign or unassign Google Calendars to your Meet hardware devices in bulk by uploading a CSV file. For organizations with a large number of devices, this eliminates the need to assign calendars one by one, saving you significant time and administrative effort.

The new “assignedCalendarResourceEmail” column in the bulk update CSV file.

Bulk update device dialogue mentioning the new bulk update calendar assign capability

When preparing your CSV file, please keep the following in mind:

  • To unassign a calendar from a device, simply leave the assignedCalendarResourceEmail cell for that device’s row empty.
  • While a personal calendar can be assigned to multiple devices, a room calendar resource can only be assigned to one device at a time. To move a calendar resource to a new device using CSV, you must first perform a CSV upload to unassign it, and then a second CSV upload to assign it to the new device.

Getting started

  • Admins: To use this feature, you’ll need the “Manage calendar assignment” privilege. Without this privilege, any calendar updates in your upload will fail, though other changes (like settings and organizational unit updates) may still be applied. Visit the Help Center to learn more about assigning a Google Calendar to Meet hardware and bulk updating Meet hardware settings.
  • End users: There is no end user impact or action required.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available for all Google Workspace customers

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We’re replacing the current Device ID (“Legacy ID”) for Google Meet hardware devices with a new Device ID. This new Device ID will be displayed everywhere you currently see the Legacy ID throughout the Google Admin console:

  • The device list, details, history, and videocalling pages (Admin console > Devices > Google Meet hardware)
  • All device-keyed URLs in the Admin console
  • Audit logs and BigQuery exports
  • Bulk upload and download features
  • Device ID filter in Meet quality tool (Admin console > Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Google Meet > Meet quality tool)

Additional details
  • Bulk Updates: Bulk updating device settings by uploading a file on the device list page will require the new Device ID.
  • Audit Logs: Audit logs (Admin console > Reporting > Audit and investigation) and their BigQuery exports will use the new Device ID for all entries going forward. Existing audit logs created before this change will not be modified.
  • Transitioning to the new ID:
    • During the rollout, you may see different IDs for the same device in different locations
    • For the next 6 months after the rollout, you can use either ID in URLs, bulk uploads, the device list page, and the Meet Quality Tool. The Legacy ID will no longer be supported 6 months after the rollout is complete.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

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In many organizations, executives and senior leaders rely on admins or delegates to oversee their busy schedules. In Google Calendar this can be set up by sharing an executive’s calendar with “Make changes to events” or “Make changes and manage sharing” permissions with a delegate user.

We’re updating how meeting notifications are handled when someone manages a calendar on behalf of another user: Previously, initial invitations created by the delegate appeared to come from the principal, but subsequent updates or cancellations were sent from the delegate’s email.

To provide a more consistent experience for meeting participants, all event-related emails — including cancellations and modifications — will now come from the principal. This change ensures seamless calendar management and prevents confusion for guests who may be unfamiliar with the delegate acting on the principal's behalf.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

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Improved join permission logging for Google Meet Audit events

Google Meet Audit event logging for endpoints will now also include the permission type used to grant access to join a meeting. | Learn more about improved join permission logging for Google Meet Audit events.

Workspace admins can allow Gemini app conversation sharing for their organizations

Google Workspace admins can now enable users in their organization to share their Gemini chat conversations by creating public links to share and publish. | Learn more about how Workspace admins can allow Gemini app conversation sharing for their organizations.

Improving the connection between Google Calendar events and Google Meet calls

Google is updating how Google Meet links to Calendar events to ensure meeting artifacts (recordings, notes, and chats) are shared with the correct people.This update solves the "ambiguity" of reused codes, preventing sensitive meeting records from being shared with the wrong participants or lost entirely. | Learn more about how the connection between Google Calendar events and Google Meet calls is improved.

New dynamic data source support for dropdowns in Google Chat apps

Google Chat developers can now use dynamic data sources for dropdown menus, allowing apps to query and filter external databases in real-time as a user types. | Learn more about new dynamic data source support for dropdowns in Google Chat apps.

The announcements above were published on the Workspace Updates blog over the last week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
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Developers can now build more robust and efficient Google Chat apps using dynamic data sources for dropdown menus. With this update, developers can connect dropdowns to external data sources that query and filter results in real-time as a user types, addressing previous scalability issues caused by dropdown menus being limited to static lists of options. This is particularly useful for workflows that require selecting from thousands of possibilities—such as assigning a ticket in a project management tool or selecting a specific file from a large database.


Key benefits include:

  • Improved searchability: Users can now use fuzzy search to find the correct option quickly, rather than scrolling through long lists or using "find" browser commands.
  • Faster performance: By querying data dynamically, apps avoid the latency issues associated with loading massive static lists.
  • Consistent user experience: The dropdown interface now supports search-as-you-type for both static and remote data sources, providing a smoother experience across all platforms, including web, Android, and iOS.
Developers can also specify a minimum number of characters to trigger a search, ensuring that queries are only sent when enough information has been provided to return relevant results.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature.
  • Developers: Developers can implement this by reviewing the updated Chat app developer documentation.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers

Resources

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