# Google Workspace Introducing Ask Gemini in Chat: your new partner in productivity

- Product: Google Workspace (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace)
- Vendor: Google
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Original notes: http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/08/ask-gemini-in-chat.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-workspace/releases/2026-08-19-introducing-ask-gemini-in-chat-your-new-partner-i

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Google Chat is the central hub for real-time collaboration in Workspace, and starting August 26, 2026, it becomes the place where you can bring the power of Gemini into your flow of teamwork. We’re in…

- **added** — Ask Gemini in Chat allows users to bring the power of Gemini into their flow of teamwork in Google Chat starting August 26, 2026