Chat & Meet Highlights
Chat & Meet Highlights
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YEAR 2024
YEAR 2024
Seamlessly transfer between devices during a Google Meet call
Use annotations to enhance your presentation in Google Meet
Scroll and zoom while presenting in Google Meet
Hovercards for group messages and spaces are now available in Google Chat
Seamlessly transfer between devices during a Google Meet call
Send voice messages on Google Chat
Portrait touch-up when using Google Meet on web
Combine multiple video effects in Google Meet
Companion Mode now supported on mobile devices
Take Google Meet on-the-go with ease
Closed caption support in Google Meet expands to an additional thirty-one languages
YEAR 2023
YEAR 2023
Improved experience for admitting or denying join requests in Google Meet
Add hyperlinks to text in Google Chat
Easily link to a specific message in Google Chat
Additional Google Calendar statuses in Google Chat
Better control the flow of meetings with viewer mode in Google Meet
Co-present Google Slides in Google Meet
Include captions with a Google Meet video recording
Space Manager capabilities in Google Chat
All newly created spaces in Google Chat will be in-line threaded beginning March 13, 2023
Evolving collaboration in Google Chat with smart chips
In-line replies now available in announcement spaces
Gallery view for Zoom interoperability on Google Meet hardware
Q&A moderation now available in Google Meet
Include audio when sharing your screen on mobile
Introducing membership search and the option to add up to 50,000 members to spaces in Google Chat
Add hyperlinks to text in Google Chat
Use companion mode to check-in to a Google Meet conference room, so everyone can know you by name
Simplified access controls coming to Google Meet beginning July 17, 2023
Improved media viewing on Android devices in Google Chat
Quickly access more features during meetings, available for Google Meet on the web
See read receipts for messages in Google Chat groups
Use polls or Q&As during Google Meet live streams
Apply background blur when joining a call using virtual desktop
Google Meet expands language support for closed captioning and translated captions
Improved experience for admitting or denying join requests in Google Meet
Enhanced experience for picture-in-picture for Google Meet in Chrome
Write messages faster and easier with smart compose in Google Chat
Enhancing our web onboarding experience in Google Chat to help users get started quicker
Better control the flow of meetings with viewer mode in Google Meet
Declutter your conversations in Google Chat
React to messages quickly in Google Chat
Pin multiple participants from Google Meet Hardware devices
Improving the Google Meet experience on foldable devices
Quote a previous message in Google Chat
Co-present Google Slides in Google Meet
Enabling organizational communication with announcements in Google Chat
Full HD in Google Meet video calls
Providing greater visibility with additional Google Calendar statuses in Google Chat
Full HD in Google Meet live streams
Turn off the video feed for select tiles in Meet
Communicate better with a modernized Google Chat
Space Manager capabilities in Google Chat
Provide custom Google Meet background images for your users
External label for Google Meet participants
Introducing new space manager capabilities in Google Chat
Include captions with a Google Meet video recording
Expanding noise cancellation in Google Meet to more devices
All newly created spaces in Google Chat will be in-line threaded beginning March 13, 2023
2-pane view on foldable Android devices now available for Meet, Gmail, and Chat
Improvements to sales and customer service integrations in Google Chat
360 degree video backgrounds available for Google Meet on mobile
Easily share access to presented content in Google Meet with all attendees
Improved membership management for spaces
Introducing simpler conversation creation in Google Chat
View speaker notes while presenting Google Slides in Google Meet
New in-meeting reactions for Google Meet
Find apps and app commands in Google Chat with a new Integration Menu
YEAR 2022
YEAR 2022
Expanded language support for captions and translated captions in Google Meet
Easily share files in Google Meet chat on web
Concentrate or disconnect with scheduled Do Not Disturb on Google Chat (Web)
Conversation summaries in Google Chat help you stay on top of the conversations in Spaces
Improve your visibility in Google Meet video calls
In-room meeting participants can now join break out rooms
Present Google Slides directly in Google Meet
Hold separate conversations in Google Chat spaces with in-line threading
Automatically transcribe speech during Google Meet calls into a Google Doc
Improved experience for the Calendar guest list in Google Meet
Send multiple images or videos at a time in Chat
Share Google Meet artifacts with co-hosts more easily
Multi-pinning and picture-in-picture improvements available for Google Meet on Android and iOS
Picture-in-Picture and multi-pinning available for Google Meet in Chrome
Spanish, French, and Portugese smart replies in Google Chat
Mute and unmute yourself with the spacebar during Google Meet calls
Google Meet now automatically adjusts the volume of meeting participants
See how much noise is being removed during Google Meet video calls
Improved quality and performance for Google Meet effects on the web
Space Managers can change access to new and existing spaces in Google Chat
Easily access your most used emojis in Google Chat
Live stream Google Meet events via YouTube
Delete Chat spaces and their content, now generally available
Allow Google Meet participants to ask questions or respond to polls anonymously
Building larger spaces in Google Chat
Space managers can delete messages in Google Chat
Join a Google Meet call from Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Quick access to additional actions when composing a message in Google Chat on iOS
Set up host controls and assign co-hosts ahead of meetings in Google Calendar
Additional improvements for Google Meet
View additional Calendar statuses in Google Chat
Enable discovery and sharing of Spaces in Google Chat
Expanded access for noise cancellation in Google Meet
Background noise reduction now available for Google Meet Hardware devices
Define and manage Chat Spaces, Space descriptions and guidelines with a new “manager” role
Improved search experience in Google Chat
Improved editing experience in Google Chat on the web
Live translated captions in Google Meet are now generally available
YEAR 2021
YEAR 2021
Easily collaborate and share Slides presentations with side-by-side viewing in Google Chat
Helping users prevent echo in Google Meet
Add up to 25 co-hosts per meeting and expanded safety features for Google Meet
Dark mode for Google Chat on web
Set the Google Chat standalone app to run automatically at startup
Replace your background with a video in Google Meet on iOS
Background noise reduction in Google Meet now available to more users and turning on by default
Updated emoji experience in Google Chat
Use the new Google Meet web app for better meetings on desktop devices
Replace your background in Google Meet, now on iOS
Enhancing live streams in Google Meet with captions and cross-domain live streams
Easily collaborate and share Slides presentations with side-by-side viewing in Google Chat
New and improved Google Chat user interface, now for everyone
Google Chat will automatically suggest group chats based on your Google Calendar
Improved search in Google Chat on mobile
Evolving Rooms in Google Chat to Spaces to create a richer, more collaborative experience
Background noise reduction in Google Meet now available to more users and turning on by default
Replace your background with a video in Google Meet
Introducing gentle quality notifications with tailored recommendations and quick actions
Check when your Google Meet meeting codes expire to ensure smooth future meeting experiences
New and improved Google Chat UI on the web
Customize notification frequency with more options in Google Chat and Chat in Gmail
See more video feeds in Google Meet on iOS and Android
Additional language support for live captions in Google Meet on Android and iOS devices
Set up Google Meet breakout rooms ahead of meetings in Google Calendar
End a Google Meet video call for everyone at once
Mute all Google Meet participants at once
Check your video and peripheral device quality before joining a Google Meet call
Join a meeting with new options on the Google Meet landing page
New tools to troubleshoot network and performance issues in Google Meet
YEAR 2020
YEAR 2020
Additional language support for live captions in Google Meet
Improving Google Meet attendance reports and making them available to more customers
Bringing breakout rooms in Google Meet to more Google Workspace customers
Pin conversations in Google Chat
Virtually raise your hand to ask a question in Google Meet
Rooms in Google Chat to be unthreaded by default starting November 16
Accept knocks in bulk in Google Meet
Replace your background in Google Meet
Set your status as away in Google Chat in Gmail
Increase engagement with Q&A and polls in Google Meet
See read receipts on direct messages in Google Chat, now generally available
Changes to History on/off setting in Google Chat
Filter out disruptive noise in Google Meet, now on mobile
Host collaborative brainstorms with new digital whiteboarding integration in Google Meet
See up to 49 people, including yourself, in Google Meet
Blur your background in Google Meet
New look and feel for Google Meet mobile apps
Meet in Gmail now rolling out on Android
Meet in Gmail on mobile now rolling out on iOS
Coming soon: Google Meet in Gmail on mobile
Improvements to layouts in Google Meet
Use the new Google Chat app for fast and reliable communication
Talk to people outside of your domain in Google Chat
New user setting to hide or show Google Meet in Gmail
Video conference anywhere with low-light mode for Google Meet on mobile
Present high-quality video and audio in Google Meet
See up to 16 Google Meet participants at once with tiled layout
Extending availability of Google Meet advanced features to all customers through September 30, 2020
Extending Hangouts Meet premium features to all G Suite customers through July 1, 2020
Use a phone for audio in a Hangouts Meet video call
Present to meetings using the HDMI cable on Hangouts Meet hardware
Manage Hangouts Meet and classic Hangouts video calls with one setting
YEAR 2019
YEAR 2019
Use Hangouts Meet with Internet Explorer 11
Use the Google Assistant on Asus Hangouts Meet Hardware Kit with new beta
Live captions in Hangouts Meet now available on iOS
Material Design for Hangouts Meet on the web
Host Hangouts Meet meetings with up to 250 participants
Live captions in Hangouts Meet, now available on Android
Updates to Hangouts Chat migration timelines
Combining classic Hangouts and Chat policy management
Find people and rooms more easily on the Hangouts Chat mobile app
See when someone is out of office in Gmail and Hangouts Chat
New adaptive meeting layouts in Hangouts Meet
Stay organized and on-top of conversations with Hangouts Chat improvements
Recurring Calendar meetings will migrate to Hangouts Meet video calling
Change to per-conversation settings in classic Hangouts on Android
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