Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - March 28, 2025 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, File upload in Gemini app, Multiple people in Sheets and more

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Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental now available in Gemini Advanced

Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental

Google is pleased to announce that Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental is now available for Gemini Advanced users. 2.5 Pro Experimental is Google's most intelligent model yet and can apply an extended amount of thinking across complex tasks and prompts to maximize response accuracy. Additionally, 2.5 Pro Experimental also shows strong reasoning and code capabilities, leading on common coding, math and science benchmarks. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace users with access to Gemini Advanced. 

Experimental models now available to Google Workspace users in the Gemini mobile app 

Gemini Models

In addition to 2.0 Flash, Google Workspace users with access to Gemini Advanced can now choose between several models on mobile, including: 

• 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental) which uses advanced reasoning and is best suited for multi-step reasoning, like project planning. 
• 2.5 Pro (experimental) which is best for complex tasks and can apply an extended amount of thinking across complex tasks and prompts to maximize response accuracy Rollout to 

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace users with access to Gemini Advanced.

Local file upload now available to Google Workspace users in the Gemini mobile app

Local Files upload option in the Gemini mobile app

You can now upload files stored on your mobile device to provide more context to your prompts in the Gemini mobile app. Gemini can use uploaded files to analyze content, provide summaries, trend identification, and write recommendations for more personalized responses. | Rollout to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace users with access to the Gemini app. 

Easily add multiple people chips in a Google Sheets cell

Easily add multiple people chips in a Google Sheets cell

Following up on Google's recent announcement of easily converting data to people chips in Google Sheets, Google is excited to announce that users can now seamlessly convert cells with multiple emails to people chips. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 16, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.

Previous announcements

The ability to run Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs is now generally available

Google Drive for Arm-compatible Windows PCs

Last year, Google introduced a new beta that supports running Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs, and this week Google excited to announce this is now generally available. 

Use the Google Classroom Mobile App in additional language

Google expanding the language availability for the Google Classroom mobile app on Android and iOS to the following languages: Afrikaans, Assamese, French Canadian, Icelandic, Kazakh and Swahili. 

Help me write in Gmail now available in three additional languages

Help Me Write is now available across web and mobile devices in three additional languages: Italian, French and German. 

Get started with Gemini in Google Drive quickly with new “nudges”

Nudges in Drive home

To help you get started with Gemini in Drive even faster, you’ll notice the following clickable “nudges” at the top of your Drive homepage and folders.

Google Slides introduces proportional scaling for objects to maintain visual clarity.

Google Slides: Proportional Scaling

When multiple objects are selected in Google Slides, resizing your selection will now scale everything proportionally and maintain visual clarity.

Gemini in Drive PDF Viewer is now available in 20+ additional languages 

Gemini in Google Drive's PDF viewer

The ability to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s file viewer is now available in many languages. 

Improve communication and representation with Dynamic layouts in Google Meet

Google Meet: Individual tiles for up to three meeting participants in a conference room

Google is thrilled to introduce a brand new, redesigned layout experience for Google Meet that will improve communication and collaboration for all users, but especially for those in hybrid meetings.

Completed rollouts

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Use Gemini in the side panel of Google Slides in even more languages

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Now generally available: improved syncing experience between Google Calendar and third-party calendars
• Enhancing video navigation and accessibility with Google Drive video transcripts
• Use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in four more languages

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Launching to beta: Import sensitive Microsoft Word documents as client-side encrypted Google Docs (beta application closed)
• Create names for group direct messages in Google Chat (iOS)
• View invited meeting participants on Google Meet hardware
• More AI-powered features in Google Meet and Google Chat are coming to Google Workspace Business and Enterprise editions (Studio look in Google Meet)
• Gmail data loss prevention now supports “sensitive content snippets”
• Try Canvas, a new way to collaborate with the Gemini app
• New features available in NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus
• Adding new capabilities to Google Vids’ ‘Help me create’

Source: Google