A knowledge base article about What is Google Chat? provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub - Knowledge Portal
Google Chat is a new messaging platform from Google built for teams. Whether in a 1:1 chat or a dedicated group workspace, Hangouts Chat makes it easy to collaborate with your team in an organized way. Schedule meetings, create tasks, or get updates from your team right within Chat. With integration to G Suite apps like Google Meet, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, you can manage your team's work in one place.
Key benefits:
- Available for you and your teams to use today! Does not require click-through agreements or special admin approval.
- Fully integrated with Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Google Groups
- Covered under our UC Berkeley G Suite Terms of Service and FERPA compliant
- Cost is covered by IT Productivity Suite, so there are no additional fees to use
Key features:
- Guest access: Ability to talk to external (non @berkeley.edu) users in Chat
- New standalone Desktop app available
- Mobile apps available: Android app | iOS app
- Anyone can create rooms for ongoing, long-term conversations. No advance setup or admin support is required.
- Create and message bots to help speed up workflows
- Chat currently supports 28 languages
- Each room can support up to 8,000 members
- New feature: Search old chats for information
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