{"id":19627,"date":"2020-07-08T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T18:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=19627"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:53","slug":"google-chat-for-gmail-is-arriving-july-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/08\/google-chat-for-gmail-is-arriving-july-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chat for Gmail is arriving July 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-700x426.png\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-700x426.png 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-200x122.png 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-665x405.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM.png 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google Chat will be replacing classic Google Hangouts in Gmail. Google Chat is an evolution of classic Hangouts, adding additional features that let you chat with individuals, send group messages, and engage in team-based collaboration with rooms across the entire university community and externally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting <strong>July 15, 2020<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chat.google.com\">Google Chat<\/a> will become the default option for direct (one-to-one) messages, group messages, and team-based room discussions within Gmail. When this happens, all previous classic Hangouts desktop, mobile, and browser applications will be <strong>disabled<\/strong>, and you will be directed by Google to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.google.com\/\">chat.google.com<\/a> or to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.google.com\/download\/\">Google Chat mobile app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What will happen to my classic Google Hangouts chats\/messages?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All previous one-to-one message history from classic Hangouts will remain accessible in Google Chat. However, this <strong>does not include group messages<\/strong>.<\/li><li>If you wish to keep group messages between multiple people from classic Hangouts, you will need to manually create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chat\/answer\/7659784?hl=en\">group message<\/a> (for smaller, private conversations) or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chat\/answer\/7659784?hl=en\">room<\/a> (for larger, team-based work) in Chat and invite the previous participants. Unfortunately, <strong>content from group messages in classic Hangouts does not migrate<\/strong> to Google Chat.<\/li><li>According to Google, you will still be able to view your old classic Hangouts one-to-one and group messages at <a href=\"https:\/\/hangouts.google.com\/\">hangouts.google.com<\/a> as <strong>read-only<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What should I do to prepare?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.google.com\/\">chat.google.com<\/a> to explore the new interface.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.google.com\/download\/\">Download the desktop application<\/a>.<\/li><li>Re-create any existing classic Hangouts group messages that you wish to continue in Google Chat as a new group message or room.<\/li><li>On July 15, 2020, refresh your browser to get the new Google Chat in Gmail experience. <strong>Note<\/strong>: This experience may take <strong>up to 24 hours<\/strong> to appear for everyone at U-M. You will no longer be able to use or revert back to classic Hangouts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on Google Chat and its current limitations, see <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.its.umich.edu\/node\/1877\">Getting Started with Google Chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For answers to commonly asked questions, see the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/documentation.its.umich.edu\/node\/2116\">U-M Google Chat FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To learn more about Google Chat, visit:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/communication\/collaboration\/google\/chat\">U-M Google Chat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.its.umich.edu\/node\/1877\">Getting Started with Google Chat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.its.umich.edu\/node\/2116\">U-M Google Chat FAQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.its.umich.edu\/node\/819\">Google Chat and Google Meet features<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/users\/answer\/9300511#!\/\">Google Chat training &amp; help<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/users\/answer\/9299928?hl=en\">Google Chat cheat sheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Chat will be replacing classic Google Hangouts in Gmail. Google Chat is an evolution of classic Hangouts, adding additional features that let you chat with individuals, send group messages, and engage in team-based collaboration with rooms across the entire university community and externally. Starting July 15, 2020, Google Chat will become the default option for direct (one-to-one)\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/08\/google-chat-for-gmail-is-arriving-july-15\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[315,87],"class_list":["post-19627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects-services","tag-collaboration","tag-google"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM.png",1904,1160,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-200x122.png",200,122,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-300x183.png",300,183,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-768x468.png",665,405,true],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-700x426.png",600,365,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-1536x936.png",1536,936,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM.png",1904,1160,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-658x300.png",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM-665x405.png",665,405,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-30-at-11.46.37-AM.png",400,244,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Google Chat will be replacing classic Google Hangouts in Gmail. 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