Learn about your role as a space owner or manager
When you create a space in Google Chat, you automatically become the space owner. As a space owner, you can:
- Remove and add participants.
- Promote other members to be space managers, or remove them from the list of space managers.
- Delete a space.
- Delete messages.
- Edit the space name, avatar, and description.
As a space manager, you have all the permissions of a space owner except the ability to:
- Promote other members to be space owners.
- Remove space owners from the list of space owners.
- Delete a space.
Space owners who use a work or school account can update additional settings, such as space access and permissions. Learn how to change space access and permissions.
Add members
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app 👁 Image
or Gmail app 👁 Image
.- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
- In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections 👁 Image
. - Select a space.
- At the top left, tap the space name 👁 and then
Manage members. - Enter the name or email of the person or group you want to add.
- At the top right, tap Done.
Remove members
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app 👁 Image
or Gmail app 👁 Image
.- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
- In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections 👁 Image
. - Select a space.
- At the top left, tap the space name 👁 and then
Manage members. - Under "Members," next to the person's name, tap More options 👁 Image
👁 and then
Remove from space.
Change a user's role
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app 👁 Image
or Gmail app 👁 Image
.- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
- In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections 👁 Image
. - Select a space.
- At the top left, tap the space name 👁 and then
Manage members. - Under "Members," next to the person’s name, tap More options 👁 Image
.
Tips:
- Not all users can change other users' roles.
- The last space manager can't leave a space unless they delete the space or make someone else a space manager.
Delete messages
Important: The "Delete messages" feature is only available to specific subscriptions and might not be available on your work or school account.
Space owners and managers can delete any messages in a space. Space members can only delete their own messages. Learn how to delete a message as a space member.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app 👁 Image
or Gmail app 👁 Image
.- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat 👁 Image
- In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections 👁 Image
. - Select a space.
- To delete, tap and hold a message.
- In the window that opens, tap Delete.
Tip: When a message is deleted in space, a time stamp may appear. The time stamp remains for 30 days or longer based on the retention policy of your company.