Looker extension for VS Code is generally available with MCP support

GASep 10, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The extension enables local LookML development and AI-assisted coding via MCP, and adds an onboarding walkthrough, workspaces from bare repositories, better Git and Development Mode sync, OAuth for the Kiro IDE and more secure secret storage.

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LookerSep 9, 2026

The deprecation of the Looker Mobile (Legacy) application has been postponed to January 31, 2027

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.

DeprecationBISource

LookerSep 4, 2026

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.

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LookerSep 4, 2026

The Semantic Search feature is now generally available

The Semantic Search feature is now generally available. Looker (original) only changes

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LookerSep 4, 2026

Now available in preview, the Admin Assistant helps you use natural language to manage Looker roles

Now available in preview, the Admin Assistant helps you use natural language to manage Looker roles.

PreviewBISource

LookerSep 17, 2026

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.

UpdateBISource

LookerSep 2, 2026

OpenJDK 11 will no longer be supported as of January 14, 2027

OpenJDK 11 will no longer be supported as of January 14, 2027 . Customer-hosted instances must upgrade to OpenJDK 21 .

DeprecationSource

LookerAug 31, 2026

Looker EU localized processing extends to all Conversational Analytics agents

Localized data processing for EU-based customers now covers all Conversational Analytics data agents, including those tied to Explores, user-defined dashboards and LookML dashboards.

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LookerAug 31, 2026

Looker Mobile (Legacy) app is discontinued

The legacy app is no longer downloadable and support has ended, though installed copies still work; the deprecation was postponed to January 31, 2027. Google recommends the non-legacy Looker mobile app.

DeprecationBISource

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Snowflake SnowflakeSep 10, 2026

Using dbt artifacts for Slim CI and defer to production in dbt Projects on Snowflake (General availability)

Slim CI, defer to production, failed-execution recovery, and concurrent execution are now generally available for dbt Projects on Snowflake. Reuse dbt artifacts from recent production executions to accelerate development, streamline CI/CD workflows, and recover from failed production runs without maintaining a separate artifact store.

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Snowflake SnowflakeSep 10, 2026

External secret providers (Preview)

External secret providers are now in preview. If your organization already keeps API keys, database passwords, and similar values in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Google Cloud Secret Manager, Snowflake can read those values when a query needs them, so you don't have to maintain a second copy in a Snowflake secret .

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Snowflake Snowflake Horizon CatalogSep 10, 2026

Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog (Public Preview)

Public Preview release of Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog to enforce data protection policies.

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Snowflake SnowflakeSep 10, 2026

Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS (General availability)

Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS are now generally available.

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Databricks LakeflowSep 10, 2026

Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)

You can now create managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines and write to them with one or more append flows. This feature is in Beta . You can also use import_checkpoint on an append flow to migrate an existing Structured Streaming workload into a pipeline without reprocessing the source. See create_table , CREATE TABLE ... FLOW (pipelines) , and append_flow .

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Databricks Databricks Data Intelligence PlatformSep 10, 2026

The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available

The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available. Connect Microsoft Excel to your Databricks workspace to browse and import governed Unity Catalog tables and views, run SQL queries, build pivot tables, use custom functions, and write data back to Unity Catalog.

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