New Google Chat UI

You Can Now Send Voice Messages in Google Chat

Google announced today that it is bringing a brand new feature to Google Chat users starting today: voice messages. Instead of having to type out your messages all of the time, now you can use your beautiful voice to speak to your contacts. The company notes...
Google Chat - New Features

7 New Features Coming Soon to Google Chat

Google Chat is still out there doing its messaging thing, even as Google puts most of its energy into pushing RCS and Messages and there are countless other messaging apps you could use. Hangouts users who made the switch over to Chat do exist and have kept...

Google Chat Gets Material Design 3 UI Update

Google announced a refreshed Google Chat on desktop this week, based on Material Design 3. Inside, users will find an updated font, nice colors, a rearranged layout, sizing changes for panels within the UI, and more. Specifics include changes to the top app...
Hangouts Death

A Final Goodbye to Google Hangouts

This has been said a number of times over the years now, so I get that you may be like, "Huh?" but Google Hangouts is supposed to officially begin its final stages of shutdown today. November 1 has been the marked day for all of the final Hangouts locations to...