Last October, Google announced Gemini Enterprise for business users, and the mobile apps are now available. Meanwhile, @Google Chat is now available in the Gemini app for Workspace users.

Google Chat is rolling out instant voice meetings — similar to Slack’s Huddles — that let you quickly switch to a voice or video call from within a chat. Google is not giving the feature a new name, though, opting to call the feature “Huddles” as ...

Google is pushing Chat as a tool for team collaboration – and in a move aimed squarely at Slack users – it has added its own “Huddles”. The instant voice meeting option will be available in direct messages, group messages and spaces; and is being ...

Filling the Workspace void

Google Chat is adding the ability to forward messages. Users aren’t able to forward internal chat messages to external users. The update is rolling out now on Rapid Release domains and coming to all users in February. Google Chat is finally getting ...

Google Chat now integrates with IFTTT (if this, then that) to power various automations. This is available for both Google Workspace and personal accounts. As announced at Cloud Next 2024, “IFTTT integration enables users to automate Chat with 1,000 ...

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Google Chat’s desktop interface now has an option to insert stickers into messages. The update will be available to all users and will be enabled automatically. The new sticker functionality is currently exclusive to the Google Chat web interface.

Google this week is expected to introduce its own instant messaging system that may be compatible with third party services such as Apple's iChat. Citing sources "familiar with the service," the Los Angeles Times is reporting the instant message service ...