Google Chat Enables Marking Messages and Spaces as Unread

Google Chat is including the choice to mark messages and areas as unread or learn, with the rollout deliberate to proceed for at the very least the subsequent two weeks.

If you utilize Google Chat, it is best to be capable to mark your messages and areas as learn/unread both now or quickly. The choice is rolling out to everybody who makes use of Google Workspace, as effectively as G Suite Basic and G Suite Business, with no admin or end-user actions required. No menu diving shall be wanted to show it on—it is going to be enabled by default as soon as the rollout reaches you.

Marking learn messages as unread is one thing Google acknowledges as a typical methodology of staying organized, which is why it is coming to Google Chat. The intention is to supply a extra simple strategy to keep on high of exchanges it’s possible you’ll not have time to deal with instantly, however might want to come again to. You’ll additionally be capable to mark whole threads as unread, ranging from a selected message.

Both cellular and net interfaces are coated within the rollout, as effectively, so no matter your platform of alternative you are still coated. The solely distinction is the interface, with the choice showing beneath “message actions” and “conversation options” on cellular. On the online, it would seem within the dialog checklist within the left-side menu bar or as an icon while you hover over a message.

The rollout already has begun, with Google estimating it may take till November to complete. If you wish to make use of it, your finest guess is to verify in sometimes to see if the choice is abruptly out there.