Get started with Hangouts Chat

Hangouts Chat is a powerful way to communicate with people in your organization. Start a message with one or more coworkers, create a room for ongoing conversations with groups of people, and use bots to help automate your work.

Chat works in your computer browser and in mobile apps for Android and iOS. Chat keeps all your messages in sync no matter which devices you use, even if you switch between them.

Communicate in two ways

• Have a private conversation–Use a direct message to communicate with a colleague or small group of people.

• Create a room—Use a room to have an ongoing conversation with a group of people that can change over time. All members can view the conversation history so they won't miss what was already discussed. Rooms can have multiple threads, called conversations, for different topics within the same room.

Sign in to Hangouts Chat

Sign in to Hangouts Chat to send and receive messages with your coworkers.

1. Open Chat.

   • chat.google.com

2. If prompted, sign in to your Google Account for work or school.

Send a Direct Message to a Group:

1. On the left, click Find people, rooms, bots > Group Message.

2. Enter names or email addresses or select contacts from the suggestions.

3. After you add your contacts, click Message.

4. Enter your DM and click Send .

5. (Optional) To hide a group DM, on the left, point to the direct message and click More Hide conversation .