Google Chat has a new feature: an orange icon that lets your boss know if you aren’t currently active in the chat, but you recently were. The tech giant says the software tweak is a way to help ...

Status messages are one early internet quirk that didn’t really keep up with the times, even though they totally should. They’re fun, but they’re also informative, allowing you to let your contact ...

With Chat serving as a key part of the integrated Gmail experience, Google lets users quickly specify their activity status. In addition to the existing availability options, you’re now able to set a ...

As classic Hangouts is set to go away for Workspace customers, Google continues to update Chat and Spaces with more capabilities. A small tweak sees Gmail for Android introduce new status bar icons ...

Meta-owned platform WhatsApp is releasing a feature which will let users mention group chats in status updates. Already available for some beta testers, the new feature has been designed to streamline ...

The Facebook Messenger default settings show when you are active online and available to chat with a co-worker or friend. Your connections see a green dot on their Facebook Messenger app or Facebook ...

A few years ago, WhatsApp launched Status, an Instagram Stories–like feature, to its app. Now, it seems the company is really pushing hard for users to start taking advantage of this function more and ...

If you're short on time and want to log on to your Facebook account to briefly check messages or post a quick status update, turn off the chat feature. This lets other users know you're not available ...

Google Workspace customers recently have been treated with access to integrated Google Chat and Rooms. And as per new developments, Google is boosting the Gmail experience by letting Chat users set ...

Yesterday, Twitter revealed that it will launch a beta program to test new conversation features out in the open, and now the company's showing off what some of those changes may look like. At a CES ...

WhatsApp’s cat-and-mouse game with ads continues. While the company is not planning to show ads in the main inbox, it could still show ads in Status — the app’s Stories-like feature — and channels. In ...