GCP Release Notes: August 01, 2025

Firestore

Feature

You can clone an existing database at a selected timestamp into a new database. This feature is available in Preview.

Gemini Code Assist

Feature

View code diff in IntelliJ chat

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3

With the code diff view
in IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist, you can view suggested code changes directly in
your chat with Gemini Code Assist. This feature boosts productivity by offering
immediate visibility on modifications, streamlining reviews, and enabling
precise control over integrating new code, all within the Gemini Code Assist
chat interface.

Feature

Multi-part chat code suggestions

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist now supports streamlined multi-part chat code
suggestions. You have the option to accept a single code change or all suggested
changes.

Feature

Clickable filenames in chat output

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist provides clickable filenames when it references a
file in your workspace as part of its chat response. Clicking the filename opens
the file in your workspace.

Announcement

BYOID support for IntelliJ

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3

The IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise editions support Bring
Your Own ID (BYOID) login. With BYOID support, you can authenticate once with a
trusted identity. For more information, see
Workload Identity Federation.

Changed

Chat banner shows release channel information

IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3

The IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist chat banner shows the release channel that
you’re currently working in.

Spanner

Feature

When you create the free trial instance using the Google Cloud console, Spanner creates and preloads it with a sample database for an ecommerce store. You can use the free trial instance to explore the dataset and learn about Spanner capabilities with pre-loaded queries.

For more information, see Spanner free trial instances.

Source: Google Cloud Platform