As classic Hangouts is set to go away for Workspace customers, Google continues to update Chat and Spaces with more capabilities. A small tweak sees Gmail for Android introduce new status bar icons ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that enables a one-tap shortcut to chat from the status viewer list. The new feature permits one-tap chats from the status viewer list. According to WABetaInfo, ...

Google Chat has a new feature: an orange icon that lets your boss know if you aren’t currently active in the chat, but you recently were. The tech giant says the software tweak is a way to help ...

With Chat serving as a key part of the integrated Gmail experience, Google lets users quickly specify their activity status. In addition to the existing availability options, you’re now able to set a ...

Gmail and Google Chat on the web now let you set a custom status. The status pop-up that appears on tapping the pill-shaped status indicator button next to the search bar now includes an additional ...

A few years ago, WhatsApp launched Status, an Instagram Stories–like feature, to its app. Now, it seems the company is really pushing hard for users to start taking advantage of this function more and ...

Spokeo reports seven key etiquette rules for effective modern messaging, highlighting the importance of digital status ...

WhatsApp’s cat-and-mouse game with ads continues. While the company is not planning to show ads in the main inbox, it could still show ads in Status — the app’s Stories-like feature — and channels. In ...

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow users to "silently" leave group chats hosted by the messaging platform instead of all members of the group being notified when they do. As it ...

With Hangouts nearing the end of its life, Google is working on expanding its support for its Chat and Spaces platforms. Now, the company has even rolled out an update for Gmail for Android, which ...