October 3, 2023
Improved search results in Google Chat
This announcement is part of Google Cloud Next ‘23. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the new Google Chat.
What’s changing
Last year, we announced improvements to the Google Chat search experience on web and mobile that help you find more accurate and customized search suggestions and results.Now, when searching in Chat, machine learning models will use the search term(s), most recent Chat conversations in direct messages and spaces, and other factors to help you find more accurate and relevant Chat message results.
Who’s impacted
End users
Additional details
By default, search results will be sorted by relevance, but you have the option to change the result sorting to recency by clicking on the sort dropdown.
If you unselect “Only conversations I’m in” at the top of the results page, you’ll see matching results from spaces that you’re not a part of, but have the option to join. For those spaces, you can preview and join them from the search results page itself.
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about searching for Google Chat messages.
Rollout pace
- This feature is available now on web, Android and iOS.
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers