See read receipts for messages in Google Chat group direct messages
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Following the recent updates in Google Chat that add context without breaking the flow of conversations and enable you to declutter your chat conversations, we’re introducing read receipts in group direct messages.
With this feature, you can now quickly identify if other members of a group have read your latest message within a Chat stream.
End users
Many users rely on Chat for immediate communication with their colleagues, and it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with the number of messages sent and received throughout the day. Knowing which of your colleagues have read your message can help set expectations for a response.
Whether you’re waiting for a colleague to read your message or you want to ensure high visibility of a topic in a group direct message, we hope this highly requested feature helps you communicate more effectively in Chat.
Read receipts will only be shown in Chats of 20 people or less, and will not be shown in spaces.
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: There is no end user setting for this feature and it cannot be toggled ON or OFF. Visit the Help Center to learn more about sending a message in Google Chat.
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on June 29, 2023
- Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts