Get started with Google Chat

Use Google Chat to message a person or group:

Sign in to Google Chat

In the Google Play store, download Google Chat or the Gmail app.
Open the app.
If prompted, sign in to your Google Account to send and receive messages.

Tip: Learn how to turn on Google Chat in Gmail.

Understand Google Chat symbols

Symbol	Description	Learn more
	Add a Drive file	Attach a file to a message
	Send feedback	—
	Schedule a meeting	Schedule & share a Google Calendar meeting
	Search for people, words, or spaces	Search chat messages
	Select a photo to send	Attach a file to a message
	Start a video meeting	Start a video meeting
	Take a photo to send	—
	View more compose options	—
	Add formatting to text	Add formatting to your Google Chat messages
	Send a GIF	—

Change your profile photo or name

Profile photo

Google Chat displays your Google Account's profile photo. If you update your photo for Chat, it's updated for other Google services. Add or change your profile photo.

Profile name

Google Chat displays the name on your Google Account. Change your profile name.

Tip: To change your name on a work or school account, contact your administrator. Who is my administrator?

Send feedback in the Chat app

Open the Google Chat app .
Go to the area in Chat that you have trouble with.
At the top left, tap Menu Send feedback.
Enter your comments into the box.
Optional: If a screenshot would help explain your feedback to our support team, leave the box next to “Screenshot” checked. If you don’t want to include a screenshot, uncheck the box.
At the top right, tap Send .

Tip: In your feedback, try to share as much detail about the problem or suggestion as you can.

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