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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement On November 1, 2026,

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement On November 1, 2026, several Canadian provinces and territories—Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, and parts of the Northwest Territories—transition to permanent daylight saving time (DST) or remain on their summer UTC offsets year-round. On unpatched Looker instances, these changes affect scheduled content delivery fire times…

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Announcement Beginning October 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enab

Announcement Beginning October 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.20. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature The Legacy features page is now available in the Admin panel for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. Legacy features that appear on the Looker (Google Cloud core) Legacy f…

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Announcement Beginning October 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enab

Announcement Beginning October 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.20. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature The Legacy features page is now available in the Admin panel for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. Legacy features that appear on the Looker (Google Cloud core) Legacy f…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature The Looker-managed Model

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature The Looker-managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is now generally available (GA), allowing AI agents to securely interact with business data and LookML models without the need for additional middleware. This launch is supported by a new Manage OAuth Clients admin page, which provides a centralized interface for governing identi…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) data lineage is

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) data lineage is now generally available (GA). The GA launch adds end-to-end visibility for LookML dashboards and Conversational Analytics agents. Lineage enablement is now managed independently through the Data Lineage API and service-level ingestion controls, which decouples it from Looker's internal Knowledge Catalog meta…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.22

Announcement Looker 26.22 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.22 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Monday, October 26, 2026 Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Monday, November 9, 2026 The Looker 26.22 rollout for Looker (Google Cloud core) will be announced separately. Looker 26.22 is expected to include the following cha…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Automated cataloging and ingestion of Look

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Automated cataloging and ingestion of Looker (Google Cloud core) metadata with Knowledge Catalog is now generally available (GA). This includes support for additional granular metadata (including dimension/measure definitions, default queries, and relationships) and new asset types: LookML dashboards, LookML dashboard elements, and agents. The data l…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement The latest versions in the Looker (Go

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) release channels are beginning deployment as follows: Latest version in the Regular channel: Looker 26.18 The latest version in the Rapid and No Channel channels remains Looker 26.20. Note: This item was added on October 23, 2026. Note: This item was updated on October 29, 2026, to correct th…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement The latest versions in the Looker (Go

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) release channels are beginning deployment as follows: Latest version in the Rapid channel: Looker 26.20 Latest version in the No Channel channel: Looker 26.20 The latest version in the Regular channel remains Looker 26.18. Note: This item was added on October 23, 2026. Looker (Google Cloud co…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports Wo

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports Workforce Identity Federation in preview for instances that use Looker 26.18 and later. Workforce Identity Federation allows users to authenticate by using external identity providers without the need to manage individual Google Accounts. Administrators can select Workforce Identity as the primary authenticatio…

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Announcement Beginning October 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabl

Announcement Beginning October 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.18. Feature enablement for Looker (Google Cloud core) will be announced separately. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Enhanced observability metrics, including user engagement and estimated token usage data on the Token usage tab of the Conver…

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Announcement Beginning October 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabl

Announcement Beginning October 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.18. Feature enablement for Looker (Google Cloud core) will be announced separately. Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Looker now supports connections to the ClickHouse 26+ dialect. ClickHouse 26+ uses modernized JDBC drivers a…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.20

Announcement Looker 26.20 will roll out to Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core

Announcement Looker 26.20 will roll out to Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, October 12, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, October 25, 2026 Looker 26.20 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed The opacity for th…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.20

Announcement Looker 26.20 will roll out to Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core

Announcement Looker 26.20 will roll out to Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, October 12, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, October 25, 2026 Looker 26.20 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed The opacity for th…

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Looker (original) only changes Feature Enhanced observability metrics, including user enga

Looker (original) only changes Feature Enhanced observability metrics, including user engagement and estimated token usage data on the Token usage tab of the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard, are now generally available (GA) for Looker (original) instances that are on Looker 26.16 or later. This launch also adds a Daily Token Utilization visualization and supports token usage obs…

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Announcement Beginning September 21, 2026, the following features will be automatically en

Announcement Beginning September 21, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.16. Looker (original) only changes Feature Looker now includes a long polling concurrency guard. This prevents issues where queries cause long poll requests that oversaturate Looker and cause Looker to freeze. If a query causes a long poll request, Looke…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Beginning September 21, 2026, the following features will be automatically en

Announcement Beginning September 21, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.16. Looker (original) only changes Feature Looker now includes a long polling concurrency guard. This prevents issues where queries cause long poll requests that oversaturate Looker and cause Looker to freeze. If a query causes a long poll request, Looke…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.18

Announcement Looker 26.18 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.18 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, September 21, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, October 4, 2026 Looker 26.18 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed in self-service analytic…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature The Looker extension for

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature The Looker extension for VS Code is now generally available, enabling local LookML development and AI-assisted "vibe coding" using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This update introduces an interactive onboarding walkthrough, support for populating workspaces from bare repositories, and enhanced synchronization between local Git bra…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated The deprecation of the

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated The deprecation of the Looker Mobile (Legacy) application has been postponed to January 31, 2027. Starting on January 31, 2027, support for the Looker Mobile (Legacy) app will be discontinued and the app will be unavailable for download from the App Store or Play Store. Although users will still be able to use the Looker Mobile (L…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.16

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, September 20, 2026 Looker 26.16 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where IAM administrat…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.16

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, September 20, 2026 Looker 26.16 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where IAM administrat…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.16

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.16 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, September 20, 2026 Looker 26.16 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where IAM administrat…