Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports Workforce Identity Federation in preview for instances that use Looker 26.18 and later.

The Modern visualization theme now supports map charts (static map points and regions), word cloud charts, and donut multiples.

While support for donut multiples was previously documented, it is now officially available with this release. These additions expand the range of visualization options that are available with the modern theme.

Now available in preview, Conversational Analytics agentic workflows support scheduled agentic workflows in addition to triggered agentic workflows.

You can use scheduled agentic workflows to schedule recurring deliveries of AI-generated insights summaries, data tables, visualizations, and PDF reports to email or Slack by using natural language.

Now available in preview, Looker Data Apps are freeform canvas dashboards that are built by local AI coding agents, such as Gemini CLI, Claude Code, or Cursor,…

Now available in preview, Looker Data Apps are freeform canvas dashboards that are built by local AI coding agents, such as Gemini CLI, Claude Code, or Cursor, from natural-language prompts.

Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now includes the Style Validator, which enforces LookML coding standards, naming conventions, and structural best practices…

Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now includes the Style Validator, which enforces LookML coding standards, naming conventions, and structural best practices across your LookML project.

In Conversational Analytics, the default question mode is now Fast rather than Thinking.

Fast mode is intended for answering quickly, and it directly maps your query to underlying LookML definitions without generating reasoning steps.