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Missing features in Google Classroom?

MarkB — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:05:08 GMT

According to this presentation by Google, the Gemini features should have been available on June 30:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSrd8U_7XvjH1esa-A9noAf_o_sEVYf6rm6AM55qsqLhBUw25qmiOhmaxL-sFugLwdJof-nT4pDWC-B/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g376763f7bc4_0_2549

Unfortunately the features are nowhere to be found, so I'm just wondering if everybody else is also missing the options or if it's just us?

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

Bill_Gibson — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:12:02 GMT

I noticed a Gemini splash-screen when logging in with new users this morning, any chance it's just now doing a staged rollout?

See if you can browse directly to it: https://classroom.google.com/ai

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

panderson — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:11:23 GMT

The only other question would be: is it available in the user's language?

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

MarkB — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:51:29 GMT

I have been doing some testing, and as I assumed it's currently a "USA only" rollout...

So if I want to have access to the features I need to switch my language and my country to USA, and voila the features appear.
It all loops back to my other post, asking for an updated list showing whether a feature is broadly available or not, since all this guessing is just annoying.

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

panderson — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:13:31 GMT

Do you know if it is because it's only available in the USA or only available in English (Great Britain, etc)?

The Google Workspace Updates Blog (https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/ ) might be a good resource. I know that on some of the features/updates, they do say available in all languages, but a lot of them don't include anything about languages. I don't know what it means when they don't mention being available in all languages; maybe that is a sign that it is available in the USA or English?

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

MarkB — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:25:30 GMT

I haven't tried English (and another country), I simply accepted that it's yet another feature hidden from people outside the US.
So currently we are testing it by simply switching for individual users, but it is a pain to have to force people to change the overall setting, simply to get access to features that haven't been specifically announced as being US only.

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

Josh — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:36:38 GMT

Australia here, we have the Gemini features. It might simply be limited to English?

EDIT: Checked the Workspace Updates blog post, it is available only for English language users.

Re: Missing features in Google Classroom?

FranChu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:47:45 GMT

Por si te sirve: la extensión "Forzar idioma en Google" permite con un solo clic (sin necesidad de ir a los ajustes de tu cuenta) cambiar el idioma únicamente del servicio de Google en el que te encuentres en ese momento (en este caso, Classroom), y al instante ya podrás acceder a Gemini en Google Classroom.