Project Description
📖 < 1 min readNo sooner than October 5, you’ll be able to see when your Google Chat direct messages have been seen. This will only apply in active chat windows for 1:1 conversations on Android, iOS, and the web. In these messages, you’ll see the avatar of the person you’re chatting with to the right of the last message they’ve seen.
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See when your Google Chat message has been read |
Read receipts will show a sender when a message has been read by the recipient or if the recipient has replied to a message from a notification. Read receipts won’t be visible in group messages or rooms.
This feature was previously available in classic Hangouts and is now available in Google Chat.
Stay tuned on the G Suite Updates blog for more information on exact timing.
Getting started
Admins:Â There is no admin control for this feature.
End users:Â There is no end user setting for this feature.
Rollout pace
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains:Â Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) no sooner than October 5, 2020
Availability
- Available to all G Suite customers
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