Google Chat users can now use a wide range of stickers in conversations via the web application. This is intended to provide more options for expressing yourself alongside existing emojis, GIFs, and other media-based messages. The feature is available in both the Google Chat web app and within the Chat tab of Gmail.
It is available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.
Stickers are available now for Rapid Release domains. Scheduled Release domains will experience a gradual rollout, taking up to 15 days for visibility, starting October 2. If you have a personal Google account, you have immediate access to stickers. Neowin has checked this claim and it’s true on our side.
Google notes that the feature is switched on by default for all end users. You can access stickers by opening a direct message or space on a computer, and clicking the “add GIF or Sticker” icon in the message field. There are no admin controls for this feature, so in a managed environment, it won’t ever be unavailable due to admins.
If you need any help using stickers, check out Google’s associated help page.
This feature launched alongside end-to-end encrypted emailing on Gmail. Encrypted emails have always been quite clunky, but now, Google has found a way to send encrypted emails, no matter what provider you"re with. The search giant said that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) users can send end-to-end encrypted emails to anyone with recipients receiving a notification to view the encrypted message via a guest account. This ensures secure communication without the hassle of exchanging keys or using custom software.
Let us know in the comments if you’ve got stickers in your Google Chat.
Source: Google