Google has announced a slew of new features for its standalone Chat app. The company now wants people to use the team collaboration tool to have conversations with family and friends. Google’s ...

If you’re curious about what Google Chat is, it’s the company’s answer to platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp. It’s a web-based messaging platform that you can use via the app or the website.

The other successor is Google Meet, which handles video conferencing. Chat is available on the web as well as via Android and iPhone/iPad apps.

With the new icon widely rolled out, Google Chat’s homescreen redesign is now making its way to Android. Update 1/17/24: We’re now seeing much wider availability of the redesigned Google Chat.

In late 2023, Google Chat was given a lick of paint and a general tidy-up – and now that refresh is rolling out widely to the Google Chat app on Android phones.

Before this update, Google Chat mobile apps had two tabs on the bottom navigation bar—Chat and Spaces. Google is updating the app with a four-tabbed navigation that corresponds to the web redesign.

Google Chat — Google’s business-oriented messaging platform that is similar to Slack and Microsoft Teams — just got a big update for its Android and iOS apps. The update dramatically changes ...