Looker Studio Updates & Release Notes

Feature

Bulk styling

You can customize all series, dimensions, or metrics at once, or select an individual item to style it separately. Styles that you set for an individual item override styles that you set for all items.

For more information, see the Line chart and combo chart reference, Time series reference, and Table reference.

Feature

Connect to PostgreSQL (Private IP)

You can connect Data Studio to PostgreSQL databases on Cloud SQL by using a private IP address. Private IP connections keep your database traffic on a private network instead of the public internet.

For more information, see Connect to PostgreSQL.

Deprecated

MySQL 5.6 and 5.7 deprecation

Support for MySQL 5.6 and 5.7 in the MySQL connector is ending:

• Creating new data sources that connect to MySQL 5.6 or 5.7 won't be possible after February 26, 2027.
• Data sources or reports that use MySQL 5.6 or 5.7 might not properly load data after February 26, 2027.

For more information, see Connect to MySQL.

Feature

Partner connection launch update …

Announcement

The following features are rolling out over the next week.

Feature

Fullscreen charts

You can view individual charts in fullscreen mode. Click the fullscreen button in the chart header to expand the chart. This feature is not available for scorecards and gauge charts.

Feature

Rotate components

You can rotate text boxes, images, and shapes in Data Studio. Report creators can rotate these components on a non-responsive canvas and can reset the rotation to 0 degrees.

Feature

Center labels on stacked bar charts

You can position labels in the center of stacked bar charts. If insufficient space is available to center the label within the bar, the label is displayed outside the bar.

For more information, see the Bar chart and column chart reference.

Feature

Search for settings

You can search for settings in the Setup and Style tabs of the properties panel.

Feature

Copy chart as image

You can copy a chart as a PNG image to your clipboard.

Feature

Bubble chart border color

You can modify the border color of bubbles in bubble charts.

Announcement

The following features are rolling out over the next week.

Feature

Conversational Analytics is generally available

Conversational Analytics in Data Studio is now generally available. You can now filter your data agents by the Google Cloud project to which they belong. Agents that require additional permissions are now displayed with an Unavailable label.

Feature

Email notifications when sharing Conversational Analytics data agents

When you share data agents that were created in BigQuery with Data Studio users, you can opt to send an email to notify those users of their access to the agent.