What’s changing
Following the recent announcement of home and mentions in Google Chat, we’re excited to introduce starred on web, an additional shortcut in the redesigned navigation panel that helps you stay on top of your most important messages in Chat. 
Star important messages in Google Chat
Who’s impacted 
End users 


Why you’d use it 
This feature enables you to “star” any messages in Chat for easy access via the starred shortcut in the navigation panel, and can be useful when you need to come back to a message later. 


Additional details 
Starring messages is unavailable in existing spaces organized by conversation topic (legacy threaded). 


Getting started 
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users:
    • To star a message, hover over the message and click the star icon or click on the three dot overflow menu to display the star option.
    • You can unstar a message from the original message or unstar messages from the shortcut. 
    • Starred messages will be available on mobile in 2024. 
    • Visit the Help Center to learn how to star messages in Chat. 
Rollout pace 
  • Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 16, 2023 
  • Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 15, 2023
Availability 
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts 
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