New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Anyone else loving the new Google Chat?
Ask HN: Anyone else loving the new Google Chat?
3 by uncomplexity_ | 1 comments on Hacker News.
So basically I got frustrated with other messaging platforms: - on messenger, it's full of ads and unnecessary features like filters on calls, and the video chat is bad quality. message is now unsearchable. - on whatsapp, same thing, it's now also unsearchable. - on telegram, great ux and its strength lies in its bot api but i had a hard time signing up with new accounts (it bans aggressively now). - on slack, good contender, but for work only, not personal stuff. telegram used to be my bias but it started getting enshitified in the past three years since they started monetizing it aggressively. on twitter / x, it's not searchable too, it crashes on my android. but i like how it's monetized in a way that it makes me pay $1 monthly to prove im not a bot, and i can pay extra to remove all ads and have a smooth xp. I discovered that Google Chat is now integrated in the Gmail app and I am loving it because: - the chat is smooth and searchable (very very important) - the audio / video quality is better. - can send images, videos, gifs, etc. - almost everyone has a gmail anyway so I can just easily chat them up. - it's viewable on web and mobile. - the notifications just works. - it's free, we bought google workspace and surprised it's a part of it already, and i can chat with other people who are gmail users. Anyone with similar exp? If not, what do you use and why?
3 by uncomplexity_ | 1 comments on Hacker News.
So basically I got frustrated with other messaging platforms: - on messenger, it's full of ads and unnecessary features like filters on calls, and the video chat is bad quality. message is now unsearchable. - on whatsapp, same thing, it's now also unsearchable. - on telegram, great ux and its strength lies in its bot api but i had a hard time signing up with new accounts (it bans aggressively now). - on slack, good contender, but for work only, not personal stuff. telegram used to be my bias but it started getting enshitified in the past three years since they started monetizing it aggressively. on twitter / x, it's not searchable too, it crashes on my android. but i like how it's monetized in a way that it makes me pay $1 monthly to prove im not a bot, and i can pay extra to remove all ads and have a smooth xp. I discovered that Google Chat is now integrated in the Gmail app and I am loving it because: - the chat is smooth and searchable (very very important) - the audio / video quality is better. - can send images, videos, gifs, etc. - almost everyone has a gmail anyway so I can just easily chat them up. - it's viewable on web and mobile. - the notifications just works. - it's free, we bought google workspace and surprised it's a part of it already, and i can chat with other people who are gmail users. Anyone with similar exp? If not, what do you use and why?
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