Google releases new feature for Chat

Google has rolled out a new feature for Chat that will make it easier for users to search specific contents using filters.

With this new functionality, Google Chat will allow users to find artifacts like files and links more easily, reports Times of India on Tuesday.

For instance, users will be able to search for a keyword that they may remember from a message or use a filter to look at all the files within a specific chat.

Further, the company is also refreshing Search’s visual interface “to provide a more balanced view of search results.”

Google also said that results will now include the content of the messages, making it even easier to find the exact content they are looking for.

Google will first make this feature available on Android, which will be followed by iOS and Web by the end of July 2021.

Enabling this search in Google Chat will not require any admin control. Also, there will be no end-user setting for this feature.

“When searching in Google Chat on mobile, you can further refine your search results using the search filter chips below the search box,” said Google.

Search support in Google Chat will be available to all Google Workspace users and personal accounts, according to a report by 9to5Google.