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

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select a space.
4. At the top left, tap the space name Manage members.
5. Enter the name or email of the person or group you want to add.
6. At the top right, tap Done.

Remove members

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select a space.
4. At the top left, tap the space name Manage members.
5. Under "Members," next to the person's name, tap More options Remove from space.

Change a user's role

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select a space.
4. At the top left, tap the space name Manage members.
5. Under "Members," next to the person’s name, tap More options .
   • To make someone a space owner: Tap Change to Owner .
   • To make someone a manager: Tap Change to Manager .
   • To make someone a member: Tap Change to Member .

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 message in a space. Space members can only delete their own messages. Learn how to delete a message as a space member.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select a space.
4. To delete, tap and hold a message.
5. 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.

Related resources

• Add or remove people in a group conversation or space
• Manage space settings