Google Workspace Changes

Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

Beginning today, we’re expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat.

translate for me will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language

Rather than requiring users to navigate outside of Chat to translate a message, this update reduces friction and improves collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers in other parts of the world.

Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events

Google Chat has updated its integration with GitHub, allowing users to receive streamlined notification cards for issues, pull requests, and comments. The update includes enhanced repository and pull request subscription options, richer link previews, and the ability to configure multiple repositories within a single space.

new, information-rich usage reports to help Workspace administrators understand how their teams are using Google Chat

The updated reporting aligns trackable metrics with the current Chat experience and provides essential data for analyzing and driving adoption, configuring safety features, and more.

when mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them

Starting today, when mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them.

Improvements to @mentions in Google Chat, including optional member addition and smart chip rendering.

Google Chat is updating @mentions to allow users to reference people without necessarily adding them to the conversation. When mentioning a user not already present, users can now choose to either add them and send the message or send the message as a reference only. Additionally, @mentions are now rendered as smart chips for visual consistency across Workspace; on the web, these chips allow users to hover for more information or click to start a 1:1 direct message.

Out of office notifications extended to group messages and spaces.

The out-of-office banner, which shows a user's status and return date, is now available in group direct messages and spaces. For groups or spaces with more than 6 users, the out-of-office status will only be displayed if the user is @mentioned.

Introducing huddles: instant-on, audio-first meetings in Google Chat

In continuing our effort to make Google Chat your home for team collaboration, we’re excited to introduce a fast and flexible way to connect: huddles.

Huddles, an audio-first meeting feature, now available in Google Chat.

Huddles let you start an audio-first meeting, making real-time collaboration easier than ever. Once the huddle has started, you can resize or drag the window, add video, or share your screen for a fuller meeting experience while multitasking in Chat.

Huddles provide a seamless collaboration experience across Chat and Meet, and can be useful in a variety of scenarios, such as two colleagues syncing quickly to discuss a project they’ve been messaging about in their Chat stream.

a fast and flexible way to connect: huddles. Powered by Google Meet, huddles let you start an audio-first meeting, making real-time collaboration easier than ever

Introducing huddles: instant-on, audio-first meetings in Google Chat.

Google Chat is introducing huddles, which are instant-on, audio-first meetings powered by Google Meet. Huddles allow users to quickly connect in direct messages, group messages, and spaces for real-time collaboration without leaving the Chat interface. Users can start with audio and later add video or share their screens, and the Meet video button is moving to the Chat header to provide a single entry point for calling, huddling, or sharing Meet links.

Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app

Starting this week, the previously introduced Google Drive Chat app will be automatically installed and send you notifications about recent activity in Google Drive documents, such as new comments and share requests.

Google Chat introduces a dedicated Apps section for quicker access.

As part of a revamp to the left navigation experience, Google Chat now includes a dedicated Apps section, enabling users to find and access their Chat apps more efficiently.

Google Chat users can now organize conversations into custom sections.

Google Chat has introduced custom sections in the left-hand menu, allowing users to group direct messages and spaces by topic or project. This update features a unified conversation list, the ability to resize and reorder sections, an unread message toggle for each section, and flexible ways to add conversations via drag-and-drop or the menu. While visible on mobile, management of these sections is limited to the desktop version of Chat.

Multiple multimedia uploads in Google Chat

Users can now upload and send up to 20 multimedia files (photos and videos) in one Chat message