Marking messages as “seen” is now available on Google Chat

Quick summary

Last month, Google announced that Google chat will soon have messages marked as "seen". This feature is now rolling out to all Google Workspace customers

Get started with updates on Google Chat messages

• Admin: There is no admin control for this feature.
• End users: There are no end user settings for this feature.

Rollout pace

• Released quickly and on schedule: Extended release (features may take longer than 15 days to appear) starting October 8, 2020.

Available now

• Available to Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers.

Source: Gimasys