Google Chat must compete with Slack and Teams
The market for business tools such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, as well as Teams, Slack, Zoom, Dropbox and Webex has been booming over the past few years. With the introduction of all kinds of GenAI tools, there is going to be another shift in this area. The only question is in whose favour ... Read more
Google wants to compete with Teams and Slack with new way to collaborate
At Google, they believe in separated and perfected applications that come together within a platform where you can collaborate well. As opposed to one big integrated application. Application speed, features and user experience is key. Any delay in it is one too many. However, that vision creates an... Read more
Google Workspace updates secure actions in Gmail and help collaborations
Google is rolling out four updates to Google Workspace products. Google Meet, Gmail, Apps Script and Google Chat get new features.
Over the next two weeks, four updates will be rolled out to Google Workspace users. Google announced the updates yesterday.
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Google finally puts an end to Hangouts
Google Hangouts has been phased out. Following an announcement by Google earlier this year, Hangouts users will be moved to Google Chat, the Slack-type instant messaging app.
Google Hangouts has been made inaccessible on November 1. In June, Google announced it would prompt Hangouts users to mov... Read more
Gmail’s new look has arrived
Google revealed it will begin rolling out its revamped Gmail interface to all account users. Since its first release earlier this year, the new email UI has been offered to a subset of Gmail users on an opt-in basis.
The switch will now occur automatically for those who have Google Chat activat... Read more
Google reveals when classic Hangouts will cease working as free Chat migration begins
This year, Google Chat was made available to all Workspace users. Google has finally transitioned to Chat officially by announcing that old Hangouts will be discontinued for free accounts in October.
Google has been hinting that Google Chat will replace conventional Hangouts since 2019. Enterpri... Read more
Google Workspace Chat will replace Google Hangouts on March 22
Google Chat will be the default chat app for paid Google Workspace accounts starting March 22. The mandatory migration phases out the classic Hangouts app.
Hangouts was supposed to be phased out in late 2019, but has been postponed until March 22. Hangouts users that haven't migrated yet will be... Read more
Bot-in-a-Box from Google expands conversational AI
Google Cloud offers the new, Bot-in-a-Box feature to help businesses empower their FAQs using chatbots.
Many companies have been developing conversational AI tools in recent times. The pandemic also further accelerated this process, with customers looking for various online solutions. Still, bus... Read more
Google Chat just made it easier to track tasks within a chat flow
Google's reply to Slack and replacement for Hangouts, Google Chat, has a new task-related update. Google is pushing Google Chat to be the default chat app for Workspace customers and gradually replace the classic Hangouts which has been the default chat app since 2013.
The new feature means user... Read more
Google’s unified Gmail interface to be available to all users
Google made two big features of Google Workspace (the paid tier of business Google accounts) free for all consumer Google accounts. The features are Google Chat, the latest messaging app from the company as well as the merger of Gmail and Google Chat, Docs, and Meet. All are coming to consumer acco... Read more