Google delays Gemini Skills rollout for Workspace users indefinitely
Google has paused its rollout of Gemini Skills to Workspace users, postponing a launch originally promised for October 13 with no new date given. In a blog post, the company said the release was delayed to ensure a "safe and reliable" rollout for every enterprise user, and it has scrubbed previous timing mentions from its Workspace release calendar. Last month Google confirmed it would sunset Gemini's usage-specific Gems in favor of skills, which it says are easier to set up, access and invoke in any conversation without an isolated environment; skills have already been reaching Gmail users, including on free tiers.
Enterprise teams planning around Gemini will face an uncertain migration window from Gems to skills, so near-term feature planning needs some slack.