![]() Go to the conversation list under Space that you want to mark as unread. You can also mark messages in Spaces as unread. When you mark as unread in Google Chat, an ‘Unread’ marker will appear above the message you marked as unread separating them from the messages above. Then, hover the cursor over the message you wish to mark as unread and click on the ‘Mark as unread’ option (chat icon with a dot) from the hover menu. If you want to mark some older messages as unread, open the chat for that conversation. Then, click the ‘More’ option (three-dot menu).įrom the overflow menu, click ‘Mark as Unread’. To mark a conversation as unread in chat, go to the chat in the conversation list. So, however you are using it, the functionality stays exactly the same. On the desktop, Google Chat is available as a web app that you can install on the desktop as a Progressive Web App (PWA). ![]() Marking a Message as Unread from the Web app (or PWA) on the Desktop In that case, it can take up to a week to reach you as that’s the projected timeline for complete deployment. But you might not have it yet as it is still in the rollout phase. The feature is available on both the web app and the mobile app. ![]() You know how they say, “out of sight, out of mind?” Marking the message as unread serves as a visual reminder (with a red dot next to the chat), preventing it from slipping out of your mind, as well. So, if you opened the message but put off replying to it for later on, it’ll serve as a reminder that you need to go back. When you mark the message as unread, you get the ‘Unread’ marking on the message. Then, what use does it serve? It essentially serves as a reminder for you. Basically, if you read the message and mark it as unread, the sender will still see that you’ve read the message. If you’re unaware of the feature, the ability to mark the chat as unread does not revert the status from read to unread on the sender’s side when the read receipts are on. Although a very rudimentary feature, it’s still important. Chat has now officially added the “Mark as Unread” feature for chats and spaces. Although it’s a great app for basic communication and collaboration, it still has a long way to go.īut it’s safe to say that it is on the right track, and is slowly closing in on the slew of features it needs to add. It’s been quite sometime now since Google replaced Hangouts with Chat. Google Chat finally has this basic but useful feature now.
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