I’m so tired of this nonsensical app that I have to say something. Once again, I’m waiting a ridiculous amount of time for a friend’s video to upload in Google Chat so I can watch it. If you’re hoping to do more with it, you should look elsewhere for a more thoughtfully designed, and scalable, communication method. If you’re only using the phone app and only for chatting with a limited number of friends socially, which is clearly the use case they have decided to laser focus on, you’ll be fine with it. The conversations are spaced relatively far apart and take up way too much screen real estate. The alphabetical sorting of conversations means hunting down the person you were just talking to. It’s completely unwieldy with more than 20 active conversations. I used Hangouts and now use Chat in a professional environment, for more casual short form comms, and it’s clear after 6 weeks of heavy use that Chat wasn’t designed for anything more than light usage. Google Chat is at its best on the mobile app, but if you’re using it regularly, across mobile and in the desktop chrome extension, you’ll quickly see the questionable choices made by the developers. Unfortunately, that’s about where the improvements end. That’s really nice and a feature we were hoping for coming from Hangouts. Selection controls can be checkboxes, radio buttons, switches, or dropdown menus.įor example, the following JSON creates a dropdown menu that lets users choose a size:ĭisplays a widget that lets users input a date, time, or date and time.įor example, the following JSON creates a date time picker to schedule an appointment:ĭisplays a horizontal line divider between widgets.Google Chat added the ability to have rooms where specific topic threads can be created. The first is a blue text button and the second is an image button that opens a link:ĭisplays a text box that users can type into.įor example, the following JSON creates a text input for an email address:Īs another example, the following JSON creates a text input for a programming language with static suggestions:ĭisplays a selection control that lets users select items. "name": "has_send_welcome_email_to_sasha",įor example, the following JSON creates two buttons. For more information about formatting text, seeįormatting text in Google Workspace Add-ons.įor example, the following JSON creates a bolded text:įor example, the following JSON creates an image with alternative text:įor example, the following JSON creates a decorated text widget showing email address: You can use multiple widget fields to display more items.ĭisplays a text paragraph. A widget can only have one of the following items. Specifies whether widgets align to the left, right, or center of a column.ĭata. The following example JSON creates a "contact card" that features:Ī header with the contact's name, job title, and avatar picture.Ī section with the contact information, including formatted text.īuttons that users can click to share the contact, or see more or less information. In Google Chat, cards appear in several places:Īccompanying a text message, just beneath the text message. Use cards to present detailed information, gather information from users, and guide users to take a next step. Cards support a defined layout, interactive UI elements like buttons, and rich media like images.
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