Google Chat rooms are now “Spaces”

September 13, 2021

Google has announced that Google Chat rooms will be renamed to Google Chat “Spaces.” According to Google, this change began showing up in U-M Google on September 8, 2021, and could take 15 days or longer to become fully visible. Refer to the Google Help Center for more information on Google Chat Spaces.

In Gmail, the new user interface showing a Google Chat space, the new left sidebar, and new threading.

Additionally, over the coming months, spaces will gain a number of new features such as in-line message threading, searchable domainwide spaces, and enhanced user roles and moderation. Recently, Google added the ability to set custom statuses in Chat and to convert group conversations to rooms/spaces.

Small Google Chat box showing the ability to convert the group conversation to a room/space.

For more information on Google Chat, refer to Getting Started With Google Chat.