Google Chat and classic Hangouts settings

To simplify the transition to Google Chat, the chat settings for both classic Hangouts and Chat have been combined in the Google Admin console. Now there's one place where you can control all the chat settings for your organization.

Where to find chat settings

All Google Chat and classic Hangouts settings can be found on the “Google Chat and classic Hangouts” settings page in the Admin console. These settings apply to both services, except for the differences noted below.

Admin console setting	Previous location	New location	Service it controls
Chat History on or off	Classic Hangouts and Google Chat	Google Chat	Both services Classic history setting applies to both services when classic Hangouts is turned on. Learn more
Chat externally with people outside domain	Classic Hangouts	Google Chat	Both services Learn more
Show status to people outside your organization	Classic Hangouts	Google Chat	Classic Hangouts only In Chat, status is automatically shown to anyone in your organization and external people that you message. Learn more
Warn users before sending external messages	Classic Hangouts	Google Chat	Classic Hangouts only (external users will always show “External” marker in Chat) Learn more
Require chat invitations for users in your organization	Classic Hangouts	Google Chat	Both services Learn more
Allow rooms with people outside your organization	—	Google Chat	Chat only Feature does not exist in classic Hangouts. Learn more
Allow users to install bots	Google Chat	In combined settings, but only applies to Chat.	Chat only Feature does not exist in classic Hangouts. Learn more