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Atlassian Updates - Jira in Gmail, Community Updates, Loom, Changes to Billing

Let us go through some recent updates from the @atlassian ecosystem #JiraGmailApp #CommunityReleaseNotes #Loom #Billing

Create work items from Gmail

Gmail seamlessly integrates with Jira so you can turn emails into work items, view, edit, comment on, and track updates to keep work moving forward - right from your inbox.

Link(s): A Jira for Gmail app! 🎉

Community release notes for May 27, 2025

From now on, you’ll be able to follow releases to the forums, profile, learning, and general experience all in the same place.

  • To get alerted when Community Release Notes are published, you can visit this page and click “Create alert” to set a search alert for this term.

Link(s): Community release notes 

Bite-sized Learning: Sharing Looms to the Atlassian Community!

We are planning upgrades to our post editor to make Looming with the Community a breeze, but until those make their way to you - did you know it’s ALREADY possible embed Looms into your community posts

Link(s): Sharing Looms to the Atlassian Community!

Upcoming changes to your Atlassian billing

Atlassian will soon roll out an updated billing model – maximum quantity billing – for select monthly subscriptions. Maximum quantity billing brings more predictability to your monthly bill by ensuring that you are charged for peak usage within your billing cycle.

Link(s): Upcoming changes to your Atlassian billing 

Upcoming event: Atlassian Team'25 Recap and Expert session - Transforming Service Management

Jun 22, 10:15 AM – 2:00 PM (GMT+5:30), Greater Noida

Link(s): Event Link

Video(s) of the week

I think it would be great if some aspects of the Jira UI could be configurable. What do you think?

Link(s): Configurable Jira UI

Blog(s) of the week

Handling issues for future consideration in Jira can be challenging. Many teams struggle with maintaining a clean and effective backlog while ensuring that important ideas and tasks are not lost. In this blog, we will discuss best practices for managing these types of issues.

Link(s): Future consideration backlog

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