Google Workspace Updates: New community features for Google Chat and an update on Currents Archived: 2026-04-05 17:37:26 UTC April 12, 2023 Currents Google Chat Other Note: This blog post outlines upcoming changes to Google Currents for Workspace users. For information on the previous deprecation of Google+ for users with personal Google accounts, please see this post.  What's Changing Last year, we announced plans to wind down Currents, to focus efforts on community experiences that are better integrated with the rest of Google Workspace. To help our customers manage this transition, we published detailed guidance for Workspace administrators and enabled customers to opt-in for automated migration of Currents data to spaces in Google Chat.  We are nearing the end of this transition. Beginning July 5, 2023, Currents will no longer be available. Workspace administrators can export Currents data using Takeout before August 8, 2023. Beginning August 8th, Currents data will no longer be available for download.  Although we are saying goodbye to Currents, we continue to invest in new features for Google Chat, so teams can connect and collaborate with a shared sense of belonging. Over the last year, we've delivered features designed to support community engagement at scale, and will continue to deliver more. Here is a summary of the features with additional details below:  https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 1 of 7 https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 2 of 7 This month, we’re enabling new ways for organizations to share information across the enterprise with announcements in Google Chat. This gives admin controls to limit permissions for posting in a space, while enabling all members to read and react, helping ensure that important updates stay visible and relevant. Later this year, we plan to simplify membership management by integrating Google Groups with spaces in Chat, enable post-level metrics for announcements, and provide tools for Workspace administrators to manage spaces across their domain.  Announcements in Google Chat https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 3 of 7 Managing space membership with Google Groups We’ve already rolled out new ways to make conversations more expressive and engaging such as in-line threading to enable rich exploration of a specific topic without overtaking the main conversation and custom emojis to enable fun, personal expression. https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 4 of 7 In-line threaded conversations Discover and join communities with up to 8,000 members We’ve also made it easier for individuals to discover and join communities of shared interest. By searching in Gmail, users can explore a directory of available spaces covering topics of personal or professional interest such as gardening, pets, career development, fitness, cultural identity, and more, with the ability to invite others to join via link. Last year, we increased the size of communities supported by spaces in Chat to 8,000 members, and we are working to scale this in a meaningful way later this year.  https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 5 of 7 A directory of spaces in Google Chat for users to join. As communities grow, it’s essential to provide tools for content moderation and data management. Last year, we introduced space managers, a community lead with abilities to moderate conversation and manage membership, and last year at NEXT, we rolled out data loss prevention (DLP) for Chat. We will continue to enhance community health and data security for Google Chat.  Our partner community is extending the power of Chat through integrations with essential third-party apps such as Jira, GitHub, Asana, PagerDuty, Zendesk and Salesforce. Many organizations have built custom workflow apps using low-code and no-code tools, and we anticipate that this number will continue to grow with the GA releases of the Chat API and AppSheet’s Chat app building capabilities later this year. For teams to thrive in this rapidly changing era of hybrid work, it’s essential to build authentic personal connections and a strong sense of belonging, no matter when or where individuals work. We will continue to make Google Chat the best option for Workspace customers seeking to build a community and culture for hybrid teams, with much more to come later this year.  Who's impacted Admins and end users Den här webbplatsen använder cookies från Google för att tillhandahålla tjänster och analysera trafik. Din IP-adress och användaragent delas med Google tillsammans med information om prestanda och säkerhet för att https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 6 of 7 garantera tjänstens kvalitet, generera användningsstatistik samt upptäcka och förhindra otillåten användning.Läs merOK Source: https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi https://plus.google.com/+AdrianLudwig/posts/GXzJ8vaAFsi Page 7 of 7