Google Chat will now let you show off your language skills
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Finding the right way to reply in Google Chat is about to get a little more exotic thanks to a new update.
Google has announced that its chat software will take advantage of an expanded version of the Smart Replies feature, which now supports several other languages besides English, with the addition of Spanish, French and Portuguese options.
google say (opens in new tab) that when users type a response in the required language, Smart Reply will automatically detect the language and provide responses accordingly.
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Users can immediately select and submit a Smart Reply or edit their reply, starting with the Smart Reply text, allowing you to customize or extend the wording as needed.
The update is now available and enabled by default, with the automatic language detection feature now also enabled. It will be available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as older G Suite Basic and Business customers, along with users with personal Google accounts.
Google first introduced Smart Reply in 2018 in an effort to improve communication between colleagues and teams.
The service is one of many bundled into Google Workspace as the company aims to promote better online collaboration. It recently announced that Google Chat groups will allow up to 8,000 members, a huge increase from the current limit of 400.
The platform also allows users to automatically create a new task from individual or group messages in a Google Chat.
The new “Add to Tasks” option appears when you mouse over a message in a Google Chat window, alongside the current ability to add a response emoji or forward a message to your inbox.
Google Chat also recently got a new feature that allows users to create group chats (aka Spaces) within the platform (opens in new tab) which you can then share with others in your organization. The company says this will be especially useful for creating and sharing “topic-based conversations” within your company, such as team discussions, tutorials, and mentoring opportunities.