Google Chat update adds a new tab and refreshed UI

After getting support for voice messages earlier this week, Google Chat is now getting another update that brings some interesting changes. To begin with, the aim of the update is to improve the Files tab in Google Chat Spaces to make it easier for users to manage files.

In this regard, Google has added an updated tab called Shared, along with a refreshed UI. In addition to this, Google Chat gets new features such as a sorting drop-down menu, support for shared links and media files.

Thanks to the new sort drop-down menu, users will now be able to refine the list of documents displayed based on category (file, link, media) or sharing date.

Google Chat users who update to the latest version will see a new layout of tabs such as: Chat, Shared and Tasks. Three other sections are hidden behind this Shared tab: Files, Links and Media.

According to Google, the new features for Chat users will be rolled out starting April 17 (March 27 for Rapid Release domains). Of course, it will take up to 15 days for everything to be visible.

As for availability, all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts will benefit from the new features and improvements.