In Google Chat, you can mark conversations as unread to return to them later. You can also mark a conversation as read without opening it.
When you mark a conversation as unread, a dot shows up next to it in your conversation list.
Change a conversation to read or unread
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app
or Gmail app
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat
- In your conversation list, tap and hold the conversation.
- Tap Mark as read or Mark as unread.
Tips: Other ways to mark a conversation as read or unread include:
- At the top of a DM or space, tap the conversation name
Mark as read or Mark as unread.
- For individual messages in a conversation, tap and hold the message
Mark as unread. This adds an “Unread” line above the message in the conversation.
Locate your unread conversations
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chat app
or Gmail app
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat
.
- In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat
- In the bottom navigation menu, tap Home
.
- At the top right, tap Unread.