Rooms are intended to serve as a space where you can collaborate and communicate with a team of people.
The following applies to organizational accounts.įor people in organizations, Google Chat (on Android, iOS and the web), not only supports 1:1 and group messaging, it also includes support for Rooms and Bots ( Figure B). Note: People who use Hangouts with a Gmail or standard Google account (not an organizational account) may continue to do so. With Meet, Messages and Voice, you install each app and then use it to make the change, but the transition from Hangouts to Google Chat is a more gradual process. The move to Google Chat can be a bit trickier than any of the above changes. Switch from Google Hangouts to Google Chat People with organizational Workspace accounts, though, will need to transition to Google Chat, along with other Google apps. People with Gmail and non-organizational Google accounts can continue to use classic Hangouts, as shown here.
