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Q1 2025 – Google Workspace Updates

Q1 2025 updates bring new AI tools like Deep Research, better Drive scanning, and the collaborative Canvas space in Gemini.

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Written by Patrick Haley
Updated over a month ago

The first quarter of 2025 brought powerful new AI tools to Google Workspace, designed to streamline your research, improve your document quality, and help you collaborate more effectively. Here are the key updates you can start using now.


Jumpstart Your Research with Gemini Advanced

February 2025

You can now save hours of effort on complex topics with Deep Research in Gemini Advanced. Instead of spending all day searching, analyzing, and reporting, you can ask Gemini to explore a topic on your behalf. It will generate a comprehensive, easy-to-read report complete with links to its sources, giving you a massive head start on industry analysis, competitive research, or educational projects.

Get Clearer, Crisper Scans in Google Drive

February 2025

Your mobile document scans are getting a major quality boost. The Google Drive scanner on Android devices now uses auto-enhancement to deliver clearer and higher-quality images. It automatically corrects for white balance, removes shadows, and sharpens the image, turning your paper documents into clean digital files with ease.

The image on the right reflects auto enhancements to the Drive scanner

Create and Refine Your Work in Canvas

March 2025

Meet Canvas, a new collaborative space inside the Gemini app designed to help you write, code, and create. You can generate a first draft of an essay, blog post, or report and then instantly ask Gemini for feedback and edits. Refine your work with quick tools to change the tone and length, then export it directly to Google Docs to share with your team.

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