Install the Chat standalone app

 

For a simple and efficient way to use Google Chat, install the new Google Chat standalone app in your Chrome Browser. The standalone app is a progressive web application (PWA) that provides a native app experience. 

Before you start

To install the new Chat standalone app, make sure that:

  • Your device is running Google Chrome 73 or higher. Chrome doesn’t need to be your default browser, but it does need to be open to use the Chat standalone app.
  • Your organisation lets you install Chrome extensions and apps. If you're not able to complete the installation, contact your G Suite administrator.

Install the standalone app on your computer

  1. Sign in to chat.google.com.
  2. Use any of these methods to install the app on your computer:
    • If the app isn't already installed, a pop-up window opens and lets you download the app.
    • At the top right of Google Chrome, click More "" and then Install Hangouts Chat.
    • At the top right of chat.google.com, click Settings "" and then Install Chat app.

    Note: If you have already created a Chrome shortcut to chat.google.com, the standalone app automatically installs for you. You won't see the options to install the app.

  3. To get chats, make sure that the standalone app and Chrome Browser are open.

    To open the app from Chrome, go to chrome://apps and click Hangouts Chat. On a Chromebook, you can find the app in Launcher (button at the bottom left of the screen).

Uninstall the standalone app (Mac, Windows, Linux)

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Go to chrome://apps.
  3. Right-click on the standalone app "", and then select Remove from Chrome.
  4. Click Remove.

Uninstall the standalone app (Chrome OS)

  1. On your computer, open Launcher (button at the bottom left of the screen)
  2. Search for Chat.
  3. Right-click on the standalone app "" in the search results, and then select Remove from Chrome.
  4. Click Remove.

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