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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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Announcement Localized data processing for European Union (EU)-based customers now applies

Announcement Localized data processing for European Union (EU)-based customers now applies to all Conversational Analytics data agents, including agents that are associated with Looker Explores, user-defined dashboards, and LookML dashboards. This support means that localized data processing now applies to all Conversational Analytics in Looker features. Note: This item was added September 9, 2026…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated The Looker Mobile (Leg

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated The Looker Mobile (Legacy) application is no longer available for download from the App Store or Play Store and support for the app has been discontinued. Although users will still be able to use the Looker Mobile (Legacy) app if they already have it installed, we recommend that you install the non-legacy Looker mobile app.

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Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automa

Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.14. Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement Looker now supports connections to MongoSQL. Although existing connections to the legacy MongoDB Connector for BI are still fully supported, Looker recommends that you up…

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Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automa

Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.14. Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement Looker now supports connections to MongoSQL. Although existing connections to the legacy MongoDB Connector for BI are still fully supported, Looker recommends that you up…

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Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automa

Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.14. Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement Looker now supports connections to MongoSQL. Although existing connections to the legacy MongoDB Connector for BI are still fully supported, Looker recommends that you up…

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Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automa

Announcement From August 24 through August 26, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.14. Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement Looker now supports connections to MongoSQL. Although existing connections to the legacy MongoDB Connector for BI are still fully supported, Looker recommends that you up…

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Announcement Looker's Continuous Integration is based on the legacy standalone Spectacles

Announcement Looker's Continuous Integration is based on the legacy standalone Spectacles service. Looker will continue to integrate and evolve the Spectacles features into Looker's Continuous Integration, and the legacy standalone Spectacles service itself will be discontinued starting November 30, 2026. Existing Spectacles customers will receive an email with details. If you have any questions o…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where users with Admin via…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where users with Admin via…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where users with Admin via…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Change The timeout length for Conversational Analytics qu…

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Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automati

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker Continuous Integration (CI) n…

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Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automati

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker Continuous Integration (CI) n…

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Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automati

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker Continuous Integration (CI) n…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 throug

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 through August 7, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics — including engagement and estimated token usage data — are available for Conversational…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 throug

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 through August 7, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics — including engagement and projected token usage data — are available for Conversational…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature A localized processing op

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature A localized processing option for Conversational Analytics is now available for European Union (EU) based customers, enabling data processing within the EU jurisdiction by routing traffic through an EU multi-regional endpoint. Note that the EU multi-region endpoint covers data residency strictly within EU member states and does not i…

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Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatica

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Looker admins now have the ability to configure a Looker instance to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever a user tries to log in by using an email and a password. This feature is enabled by default. Feature The custom cale…

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Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatica

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Looker admins now have the ability to configure a Looker instance to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever a user tries to log in by using an email and a password. This feature is enabled by default. Feature The custom cale…

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Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatica

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (original) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker instances that are affiliated with Looker contracts that are signed after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker admins now have the ability…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Now available in preview

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Now available in preview (Preview), verified queries (also referred to as golden queries) are predefined pairs of natural language questions and their exact, corresponding Looker Explore queries that act as verified standards of truth to teach your Explore data agent how to handle complex business requests without guessing. To enable…

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Security A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Looker. An attacker

Security A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Looker. An attacker could craft a malicious URL that, when opened by a Looker administrator, would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary scripts on their behalf and potentially compromise the administrator account. Both Looker-hosted and self-hosted instances were found to be vulnerable. This issue has already been mitigated f…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, L

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, Looker reports have been deprecated. If you had previously enabled the preview for Looker reports, be aware of the following: You will no longer have the option to create new reports. You will lose the ability to view or edit reports that were created during the preview period. Access to the rest of your Looke…

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Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, L

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, Looker reports have been deprecated. If you had previously enabled the preview for Looker reports, be aware of the following: You will no longer have the option to create new reports. You will lose the ability to view or edit reports that were created during the preview period. Access to the rest of your Looke…