Google is slowly phasing out Hangouts and putting more and more effort into making its Chat service the default option for anyone who wants to use instant messages. For those of you using Google Workspace (formerly GSuite), the Mountain View company is bringing you a slight improvement to Gmail by adding a new presence menu next to the search box at the top.
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In this post, we’ll discuss what this new Google Chat Status is, the different options you can set as your status, and how to set it up on your computer and phone. Let’s get started.
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Starting today, Google Workspace users will notice a Google Chat status menu to the right of the search bar in Gmail. This menu lets you choose your current status as Available, Away, or Do Not Disturb, depending on how you want to let others know when you don't want to be disturbed.
