Google is constantly updating its apps to enhance user experience, and this week, it’s all about Google Chat and Sheets receiving significant improvements. These updates may not be relevant to everyone, but they are definitely big achievements for these popular apps.

Let’s dive into the details:

• Google Chat: The latest update brings support for spaces with up to 500,000 members. This is a game-changer for large organizations looking to communicate important announcements to all employees. Here’s a breakdown of how long it will take to populate a space with different numbers of members:
  • 100 members: 10 seconds
  • 1,000 members: 1 minute
  • 150,000 members: 45 minutes
  • 500,000 members: 150 minutes

This upgrade from last year’s limit of adding up to 50,000 users to now accommodating half a million people is truly remarkable. The updated version of Google Chat will be rolled out gradually starting on June 26 and should be visible to all Google Workspace customers within up to 15 days.

• Google Sheets: The latest update focuses on improving calculation speed significantly. Google claims that they have doubled the speed of calculations in Google Sheets on both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers. These improvements apply to various actions such as formulas, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and more – regardless of the file size.

The enhanced speed in Sheets is already available for all users, including Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and those with personal Google accounts.

These updates showcase Google’s commitment to enhancing productivity and efficiency for its users across different platforms. Stay tuned for more exciting improvements from Google in the future!