Looker 25.6 Release Notes

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Looker 25.6 is launching this month!

:date: Release dates:

  • Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Monday, April 14, 2025

  • Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Thursday, April 24, 2025

  • Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) deployment start: Monday, April 14, 2025

  • Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) final deployment: Monday, April 28, 2025

:high_voltage: Breaking changes:

  • None!

:star: Notable features:

  • In the Chart Config Editor, you can save a configuration as a template so that you can reuse it in other visualizations or share it as a starting point for other users.
  • The classification for the version, versions, and page_events API endpoints have been changed from “Admin” to “N/A” in System Activity queries. These endpoints no longer count toward Admin API endpoint quotas.
  • Several JDBC drivers have been updated.
  • A new Labs feature, Fast Dev Mode Transition, improves the performance of Development Mode on your instance by loading LookML projects in read-only mode until a developer clicks the Create Developer Copy button for the project.
  • The New Database Connection Setup feature is now out of Labs and generally available. This feature updates the Add/Edit Connection page with a modernized UI, enhanced validation, connection testing capabilities, and a comprehensive configuration summary. If you want to revert to the legacy connections workflow, you can enable the Use Legacy Connections Page legacy toggle.
  • The Content Validator scoping feature is now generally available for customer-hosted Looker deployments (the feature is already available for Looker-hosted deployments). This feature lets developers scope the validation to specific LookML projects and a specific content folder (including its subfolders, if any). This can improve the performance of the Content Validator.

Check the release notes for more details. Happy Lookering!

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I can’t connect to my data sources after this update! Please HELP!!!

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When choosing a responsive appearance, I can not modify properties for the chart? Looker only shows page properties, not Chart properties?

Please fix this bug asap.

Thanks

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Hey Kunture, this update is for Looker, not for Looker Studio. If this is happening in Looker, please reach out to Support and they can help get you sorted!

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Hey hien_ngyun, this update is for Looker, not for Looker Studio. Responsive reports are a Looker Studio feature, not Looker. Would you open a new topic for the responsive chart issue?