News > Social Media Google Chat Enables Marking Messages and Spaces as Unread You also can clear a room full of unread message badges By Rob Rich Rob Rich Twitter News Reporter College for Creative Studies Rob is a freelance tech reporter with experience writing for a variety of outlets, including IGN, Unwinnable, 148Apps, Gamezebo, Pocket Gamer, Fanbolt, Zam, and more. lifewire's editorial guidelines Published on October 19, 2021 12:39PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Social Media Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Google Chat is adding the option to mark messages and spaces as unread or read, with the rollout planned to continue for at least the next two weeks. If you use Google Chat, you should be able to mark your messages and spaces as read/unread either now or soon. The option is rolling out to everyone who uses Google Workspace, as well as G Suite Basic and G Suite Business, with no admin or end-user actions required. No menu diving will be needed to turn it on—it will be enabled by default once the rollout reaches you. Google Marking read messages as unread is something Google acknowledges as a common method of staying organized, which is why it's coming to Google Chat. The intention is to provide a more straightforward way to stay on top of exchanges you may not have time to address immediately, but will need to come back to. You'll also be able to mark entire threads as unread, starting from a specific message. Google Both mobile and web interfaces are covered in the rollout, as well, so regardless of your platform of choice you're still covered. The only difference is the interface, with the option appearing under "message actions" and "conversation options" on mobile. On the web, it will appear in the conversation list in the left-side menu bar or as an icon when you hover over a message. The rollout already has begun, with Google estimating it could take until November to finish. If you want to make use of it, your best bet is to check in occasionally to see if the option is suddenly available. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit