Google Workspace Changes

Expanding Gemini in Chat to help users collaborate more effectively in their spaces, group messages and direct messages.

Gemini in the side panel of Chat enables you to better collaborate with your team by helping you quickly catch up on missed conversations, capture action items, or search for key details that are easy to miss in a fast-moving space.

Reducing noise from unfollowed threads in Google Chat

To help users focus on relevant conversations, Google Chat is removing visual cues from threads that are not followed. New activity in unfollowed threads will no longer be bolded or appear at the top of the conversation list.

new setting that allows you to control the visual density of screen elements

With this option, you’ll notice: Message bubbles that are aligned in the same direction for both sender and recipient, Wider message bubbles, Padding in the left bar, conversation list, and home.

Google Chat introduces a new density setting allowing users to choose between 'Comfortable' and 'Compact' views.

Google Chat is introducing a new density setting to give users more control over the visual layout of their screen. Users can choose between 'Comfortable' mode, which follows Material Design 3 with distinct message bubbles, and 'Compact' mode, which reduces scrolling by aligning message bubbles and adjusting padding. This setting is available on the web and integrates with Gmail's density settings.

Gemini now provides summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view.

Google Chat is introducing a new feature powered by Gemini that allows users to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of unread messages directly from the home view. By clicking the 'Summarize' button on the web or long-pressing on mobile, users can quickly review recent activity across group conversations, spaces, or threads to determine where to focus their attention.

Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze.

Google has introduced a new migration solution from partner CloudFuze that enables companies using Meta Workplace to migrate their data to Google Chat. This integration allows for the transfer of communities, groups, individual members, admins, community posts, attachments, and reactions, while maintaining original historical timestamps to preserve the knowledge repository.

Admins can now create email addresses for Google Chat spaces from the Admin console.

Google Workspace admins can now generate email addresses for Google Chat spaces by navigating to Google Chat > 'Manage spaces' > selecting a space > 'Space settings' > 'Generate email'. Additionally, email conversations sent to spaces will now be displayed in threads rather than as separate cards in the message stream, with threading rolling out starting October 17, 2024.

the Shared tab is now available in 1:1 direct messages and group messages

Today, we’re excited to announce that the Shared tab is now available in 1:1 direct messages and group messages, enabling easier collaboration across all conversation types.

Now set up workflows, like sending an onboarding email to a customer that’s added as a new member to a space, or sending a message to a space when a new file is added to a Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box folder using IFTTT and UKG Flow

Chat users can now set up workflows, like sending an onboarding email to a customer that’s added as a new member to a space, or sending a message to a space when a new file is added to a Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box folder.

Participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view in Google Chat.

In order to provide you with more context upfront, you will now see participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view. Without having to click to open the thread side panel, it will now be much easier to decide which threads to read and reply to.

Easily identify which unread threads are most relevant to you in Google Chat

You will now see participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view. Without having to click to open the thread side panel, it will now be much easier to decide which threads to read and reply to.

End users can now discover and install Google Chat apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace.

End users can now discover and install Google Chat apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Additionally, users can now open the Google Workspace Marketplace directly from within Chat.

Improvements to space creation in Google Chat: preventing duplicate space names and configuring spaces for specific use cases.

Two improvements are made to the space creation flow in Google Chat: preventing duplicate space names and providing a method to configure spaces for Collaboration or Announcements.

Manage reported Google Chat content from the new moderation tool in the Admin console.

A centralized location for reviewing and taking action on reported Google Chat content is introduced in the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Moderation, alongside the email quarantine tool for Gmail.

Star messages in Google Chat is now available on Android and iOS mobile devices.

Starred messages, an additional shortcut in the redesigned Google Chat navigation panel that helps you stay on top of your most important messages, is now available on Android and iOS mobile devices.