Chat opens and switches faster
Opening chat and moving between conversations now skips work that returned nothing new: the conversation list no longer reloads itself behind the scenes on…
Performance · Essentials ·
Opening chat and moving between conversations now skips work that returned nothing new: the conversation list no longer reloads itself behind the scenes on every open and every switch, and coming back to a conversation you had scrolled through shows what's new without first re-reading its whole history. Less waiting, same conversations.
September 2026 · Releases & improvements
Template tiles show their preview images · Brand kits switch your text throughout the design
Essentials
- Due dates now agree on Home, calendars and dashboards too
- Your booking link is now right in the calendar's top bar
- Chat notifications open the conversation
- Overdue and reminders now agree with your task lists
- Meetings is now in the More menu on phones
- Edit or delete a whole repeating Google meeting at once
