Navigate Google Chat

Use the chat navigation panel to:

• Send direct messages to one person or group direct messages
• Create virtual spaces for team projects
• Find direct messages and spaces

At the bottom of the Chat app 👁 Image
(or when you open Chat 👁 Image
from the bottom of the Gmail app 👁 Image
), tap the bottom navigation menu to switch between:

👁 Image Home	Find all conversations you follow and toggle for unread conversations or threads.
👁 Image Direct messages	Find all DMs between you and others. You can send a DM to one or more people.
👁 Image Sections	Find all of your spaces and Apps organized by section. You can also find DMs that you have moved into a custom section.
👁 Image More	Tap to see additional options in the menu including: 👁 Image Mentions: Find all messages where someone mentions you. 👁 Image Starred: View messages that you’ve starred.
👁 Image New chat	Start a new conversation.

Related resources

• Send a message in Google Chat
• Reply to a chat message in Google Chat
• Create a space
• Search for Google Chat messages