February, 2025



Uber resolves issues faster with Google AppSheet and Google Apps Script

By leveraging AppSheet and Apps Script to create a more useful and cost-effective replacement for the company's third-party console tool, Uber has realized significant benefits:


- 98% cost reduction

- 95% reduction in time to resolution 

- Saves 2–24 hours in onboarding new users 





Developer News

Generally Available: The Google Meet Add-ons SDK

Now generally available, the Google Meet add-ons SDK lets you embed your app into Google Meet as an add-on where users can discover, share, and collaborate in the app without leaving Meet.


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Workspace Developer News on YouTube - #15

In the latest episode of the Google Workspace Developer News on YouTube we cover updates to Granular OAuth permissions for Apps Script,

Google Workspace Add-ons and Chat apps format validation, and more.


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Community Spotlight


140 Google Apps Script Coding Snippets 

by Laurence Svekis

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned developer, this comprehensive guide is designed to equip you with essential tools and techniques for automating and enhancing Google Workspace. This book is packed with practical, easy-to-understand code snippets that streamline workflows, simplify data handling, and add powerful functionality to Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, and more.




Getting Started with Google AppSheet for Teachers

by Alice Keeler

This instructional video demonstrates how to build a hall pass monitoring app using Google AppSheet, a no-code platform.  It begins with a Google Sheet containing student and location data, then shows how to convert it into a functional app.  The tutorial covers customizing the app's views, labels, and actions to create a practical hall pass system.





Solutions Spotlight


Time management: Record time & activities in Calendar & Sheets

Create a sidebar that lets you select the calendars to sync, the time period to sync with, and whether to overwrite event titles and descriptions with information entered in the spreadsheet. Once those settings are configured, you can sync events and view your activities on a dashboard.




Preparing your Google Sheet for AppSheet

Google Sheets is a great way to keep your data organized and shareable across your organization. However, did you know that AppSheet can automate data collection and organization into a single app? In this episode of Building with Appsheet, Google Product Manager Ann Ho discusses some best practices for prepping your Google Sheet for use with AppSheet. Watch to learn how you can best prepare your Google Sheet to work with AppSheet!