- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
tl;dr: after pushing rcs so hard for years, killing hangouts well after forgetting about it, & hiding it from gmail, google now wants you to use its (and google allo’s) successor, google chat.
Maybe they should update their description:
Collaborate seamlessly with Google Chat, part of Google Workspace
Google Chat is an intelligent and secure communication and collaboration tool, built for teams. From ad-hoc messaging to topic-based workstream collaboration, Chat makes it easy to get work done where the conversation is happening.
• Group collaboration that allows Google Workspace content creation and sharing (Docs, Sheets, Slides), without having to worry about granting permissions • Side by side editors, one click meetings, scheduling, document creation, and shared files, tasks, and events
make it easy to get work done
• Google search functionality, with options to filter for
conversations and content that you’ve shared • Ready for Enterprise, with the full benefits of Google Workspace security and access controls including Data Loss Prevention, Compliance, Admin Settings, Vault Retention, Holds, Search, and Export
Whatever they think they are doing is absolutely incomprehensible. We use Google workspace where I work and a year or two ago Google was actively trying to kill the Chat app as a separate item and merge it into Gmail. I have no idea whether the Chat they’re pushing now is the same thing they were trying to get rid of not too long ago, or a new thing with the same name.