Anthos Config Management
Changed
Addressed multiple Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) by updating dependencies.
Fixed
Updated the git-sync image from v4.3.0 to v4.4.2, which fixes an issue that could cause the git-sync container to crash loop. For more information see git-sync releases.
Fixed
Fixed a regression introduced in 1.21.0 that occasionally caused Config Sync to become stuck when applying mutation ignored objects.
Fixed
Fixed an issue where Config Sync waited longer than intended between retry attempts after failing to sync from Helm and OCI sources.
Apigee Integrated Portal
Announcement
On July 24, 2025 we began redirecting the following Apigee Classic UI navigation items to Apigee UI in the Google Cloud console:
- Publish > Portals
See Apigee UI in Cloud console navigation for a mapping of each Classic Apigee UI feature page to its location in the Apigee UI in Cloud console.
See Apigee Classic UI shutdown for details on shutdown dates.
If you require more time to transition to the Google Cloud console, submit the exception request form by Aug 15, 2025.
Apigee UI
Announcement
On July 24, 2025 we began redirecting the following Apigee Classic UI navigation items to Apigee UI in the Google Cloud console:
- Publish > Portals
See Apigee UI in Cloud console navigation for a mapping of each Classic Apigee UI feature page to its location in the Apigee UI in Cloud console.
See Apigee Classic UI shutdown for details on shutdown dates.
If you require more time to transition to the Google Cloud console, submit the exception request form by Aug 15, 2025.
Batch
Issue
Pub/Sub might not send notifications for all intermediate states when a job or task changes very quickly. You can mitigate this issue by viewing state history through status events. For more information, see
Known issues.
Cloud Composer
Feature
Web server restarting
is is now generally available (GA) in Cloud Composer 2 and Cloud Composer 3.
Cloud Monitoring
Feature
You can now monitor and understand the costs and utilization of resources in
your Google Cloud project or App Hub application
by using the Cost Explorer. This feature is in Public Preview. For more
information, see Optimize costs with the Cost Explorer.
Compute Engine
Feature
Generally available: The general-purpose C4 machine series now supports Hyperdisk Balanced High Availability. For more information, see Supported disk types for C4.
Gemini Code Assist
Feature
Stop in-progress chat responses with IntelliJ
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.22.1
You can
stop chat responses
with IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.22.1. Undesired long running or errant chat
responses are immediately halted.
Announcement
Thinking tokens
You’ll see thinking insights into Gemini’s thought process before IntelliJ
Gemini Code Assist produces a response, to show you that Gemini is actively
working on your request.
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service
Announcement
Mobile SDK patch 2.13.1 is released
This patch fixes an issue where the Android SDK didn’t support deep linking in the customizable link format.
Looker
Announcement
Looker 25.12 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
-
Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Monday, July 28, 2025
-
Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Thursday, August 7, 2025
-
Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) deployment start: Monday, July 28, 2025
-
Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) final deployment: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Breaking
Because of security concerns, text tiles no longer support the form and input Markdown elements.
Feature
The Oracle JDBC driver has been updated to version 19.25.
Feature
For faster response time for queries in BigQuery, Looker will execute BigQuery queries by using jobCreationMode=JOB_CREATION_OPTIONAL. If BigQuery can return immediate results, it will run the query without creating a job, so the record in the Looker query history will have a BigQuery query ID instead of a BigQuery job ID. See the Understanding query performance metrics documentation page for more information about the BigQuery BI Engine metrics.
Feature
The Query Concurrency System Activity Explore is now available. This Explore can help you identify periods of high load and investigate performance bottlenecks that are related to database connection limits.
Fixed
Looker 25.12 contains the following accessibility improvements:
- Improved contrast for exit buttons on dialogs
- Improved contrast for checkbox borders
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where pull requests could display a different user than the pull request’s owner. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the System Activity Query Metrics Explore was not reliably populating with data. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where API users could view a list of users on a Looker instance, even if they didn’t have the see_users permission. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the response headers from some API calls were not set by Looker. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where exploring from a dashboard tile while editing a dashboard could result in a permissions error, even if the user had permission to view the Explore. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the row limit in an Explore could display a blank field when the row limit was set to 5,000. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where some users were unable to create or edit BigQuery OAuth connections. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where SQL Runner would display a blank page if a user changed the visualization type after pivoting on a dimension. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where some queries to the internal database were unoptimized, affecting instance performance. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where a visualization template could fail to be displayed in the list of templates if the name contained certain unicode characters. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where invalid query killing statements could cause unnecessarily verbose log outputs. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where API users without the explore permission could access visualization templates. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker could return a 500 error while retrieving dashboard details if the details contained non-UTF-8 characters. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where forecasting didn’t work properly on fields that were based on JSON data. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker didn’t properly sanitize slash characters in git references that were used for remote dependencies. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where fields could be sorted differently when a visualization was downloaded or scheduled as a PNG. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the all_connections API call could ignore the fields parameter. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where a map visualization would display drill links for fields that were hidden from the visualization. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where some System Activity tables were missing the element_id field. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where subtotals could be incorrectly formatted in PDF downloads when an HTML parameter was defined on the field and the “Expand tables to show all rows” option was enabled. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
The Looker IDE now checks for subparameters in local and remote dependencies and displays a more informative error if the subparameters are missing. Local dependencies must be defined with a project subparameter, while remote dependencies require both a url subparameter and a ref subparameter.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where editing a merged query in an embedded session would open in a new tab. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker could generate duplicate SQL table references if a PDT referenced a table directly as well as through a join. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where some PDT regeneration events were not tracked in System Activity. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
When an Explore is saved as a new dashboard, Looker will create advanced filter type dashboard filters, rather than drop-down type dashboard filters, for number type parameters.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where SAML authentication could fail for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the Looker Marketplace toggle was not being displayed in Looker core instances for users who were granted Admin permissions with an IAM role. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where installing multiple drivers for the same database type on a customer-hosted instance could cause Looker to display an error. This feature now performs as expected.
Looker Studio
Feature
New report canvas sizes
Two new preset canvas size options are available, letting you control the width and height of your report on the screen. The new options are size A4, available in portrait or landscape orientations.
Learn more about report and page layout options.
Feature
New alt text field for images
You can now add alt text to report images to make them accessible to screen readers. See the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines on alt text for more information about writing alt text.
Feature
Looker connector enhancements
Additional calculated field functions are now available in Preview.
Feature
Performance improvement for BigQuery data sources
Report viewers may notice improved performance when the report uses a BigQuery data source.
The BigQuery connector supports short query optimized mode. In this mode, when BigQuery determines it can finish a query quickly, BigQuery prioritizes returning immediate results instead of creating a BigQuery job. Short query optimized mode may apply in the following situations:
- When the data source uses Viewer’s Credentials
- When the data source uses Owner’s Credentials but you are not the credential owner.
There is no change in user experience or report behavior for data source credential owners.
Feature
Highlight charts by filter
The Applied Filters panel now lets you click on a filter to highlight all charts that the filter applies to.
Feature
Add descriptions to reports
You can now add text descriptions to a report. The report search now matches the report title as well as the description.
Announcement
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
- Google Ads by Detrics
- Facebook Insights by Master Metrics
- Instagram Insights by Master Metrics
- Youtube by Master Metrics
- Google Ads by Master Metrics
- Google Analytics 4 by Master Metrics
- Dashbo by Dashbo
- Odoo Sign AppiWorks by Jivrus Technologies
- 快客-GSC 串接 by 黑客數位
- IntelliKid Systems by IntelliKid Systems LLC
- Odoo POS AppiWorks by Jivrus Technologies
- Google PageSpeed Insights by Supermetrics
Security Command Center
Feature
For the Enterprise service tier, Security Command Center offers data residency support in the European Union, Saudi Arabia, and United States. This feature is in General Availability.
Service Extensions
Feature
To upload your Wasm plugin code to Artifact Registry, you can use generic format repositories, in addition to Docker repositories. This feature is in Preview.
VPC Service Controls
Feature
Preview stage support for the following integration:
Source: Google Cloud Platform
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