22/12/2023–|Last updated: 12/22/202311:38 PM (Mecca time)
Launched a company Google The American company announced the new, redesigned version of its instant messaging application, Google Chat, for Android users.
The redesign process included introducing a new icon for the application to be in line with the design of icons in other Google applications, with various colors inspired by the company’s logo.
Google removed the traditional bottom bar, and added several tabs for the home page, direct messages, spaces, and bookmarks in a new floating bar at the bottom of the interface. Google did not put any labels on the tabs and was content with only clear icons that could be navigated easily. The name of the tab appears when it is opened at the top of the interface, next to the new bar. There is a small floating button to create a new conversation or space.
The bottom bar in the Google Chat application previously contained only the Chat and Spaces tabs, with a relatively large floating button above it, while its icon was very similar to the icon of the old Hangouts application.
The Google Chat application is considered one of the basic applications in the Google Workspace package, and it mainly focuses on communicating via instant messages between groups and work teams, while users can conduct video calls and meetings via another application, which is “Google Meet” ( Google meet).
Google had begun launching the Chat application in 2020 for all users to gradually replace the Hangouts application, which it announced officially closing at the end of last year.
It is expected that the new design of the application will be released for users of iPhones and iPad tablets at a later time, as Google is working to provide a unified user experience across all operating systems.
