September 2025 has been a landmark month for Google Workspace, with a flood of powerful updates centered on integrating Gemini and other AI technologies deeper into the core applications you use every day. The focus is clear: making complex tasks simpler, enhancing creativity, and providing smarter, more conversational tools.
At Cloudasta, we've analyzed all the releases to bring you a detailed breakdown of the features that will truly transform your team's workflow.
Google Sheets received the most significant AI overhaul this month, with several new Gemini features designed to demystify formulas and speed up data analysis.
The new AI integration in Sheets now works like a built-in expert:
To help you keep better track of your data, the limit for conditional notification rules in Google Sheets has been doubled from 10 to 20. This allows you to set up more automated alerts for when specific cells or ranges are modified, which is perfect for project trackers and collaborative datasets.
The visual and creative tools in Workspace also received a major boost, making it easier than ever to produce high-quality content.
Gemini is now a text editor directly within Google Slides. You can highlight any text and ask Gemini to shorten it, rephrase it, or change its tone (e.g., make it more professional or casual). This is a powerful tool for ensuring your messaging is clear and impactful.
Google's advanced VEO 3 model is now integrated into Google Vids, allowing you to transform a static image into a short video clip with a text prompt. For example, you can take a picture of a coffee bag and prompt it to create a video of a person walking into the frame holding a cup. Note: This advanced feature may be a paid add-on for many Google Workspace plans.
You can now edit existing images directly in Slides and Vids using natural language. Select an image and describe your desired changes, such as "change the background to a product shot in a studio" or "place this object on the moon," and the AI will generate the new image for you.
Beyond the major application updates, Google has released several features designed to improve everyday productivity and teamwork.
Gemini "Gems" are custom, pre-built prompts that you can save and reuse. Now, these Gems can be shared with other users on your team. This is incredibly useful for standardizing workflows, sharing complex prompt templates, and ensuring your team gets consistent results from AI. Admins can manage this feature in the Admin console.
The Google Drive homepage now displays automatic, one-sentence AI summaries of your files. This small but powerful feature helps you quickly understand the content of a document or presentation without opening it, which is especially useful when dealing with poorly named files.
Google Calendar's powerful appointment scheduling feature, Booking Pages, is now being rolled out to everyone with pre-configured options based on your existing working hours. This makes it effortless for anyone to share a link that allows others to book time without the risk of conflicts.
You can now enable real-time push notifications for emoji reactions in Google Chat on mobile. For teams that use reactions as confirmations or acknowledgments, this ensures you're notified of these important non-verbal cues just as you would be for a written message.
September's updates showcase a clear vision for a more intelligent and assistive Google Workspace. From learning formulas in Sheets to creating videos from images, these tools are designed to elevate your team's capabilities.
If you have questions about these features or want to know if advanced tools like VEO 3 are available for your account, contact the experts at Cloudasta today. We can help you navigate the changes and ensure you're getting the most out of your Google Workspace investment.
