Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #135 / 14-JAN-25

Set Google Forms to automatically stop accepting responses based on date and time or response count

Google is improving how you can choose to manage responses in Google Forms by enabling you to set a close date or response limit for new responses. Currently, form creators have to manually stop a form from accepting new responses. With this launch, form owners and editors will be able to set a specific date and time to close the form, or set a certain number of responses that will trigger the form to close automatically.

Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video: More consistency, creativity and control

Veo is getting more expressive, with improvements that help you create more fun, creative, high-quality videos based on ingredient images, built directly for the mobile format. Whether you are looking for livelier movement, better control over visual elements or broadcast-ready resolution, these new updates will give you the tools to bring your vision to life.

Gmail is entering the Gemini era

Email has changed considerably since Gmail launched in 2004. With email volume at an all-time high, managing your inbox and the flow of information has become as important as the emails themselves. To help, Google is bringing Gmail into the Gemini era and making it your personal, proactive inbox assistant.

Emojis reactions in Gmail will now be on by default

In 2025, Google introduced the ability to react to emails in Gmail with emojis. This feature lets users respond quickly to acknowledge receipt of an email in a fun, informal and more authentic way. While initially enabled as an opt-in feature for early customer access, starting February 9, 2026, emoji reactions in Gmail will be enabled by default.

More user control for “Take notes for me” in Google Meet

A new toggle in Google Meet will let users choose whether they want to have “Take notes for me” start automatically any time they are hosting a meeting. Previously, meeting hosts had to manually enable “Take notes for me” when they scheduled a call. Hosts and select participants could also enable the experience during a call. With this update, users can choose to enable this feature any time they host meetings.

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