As I mentioned earlier, this new chat support is only available for pre-sales of devices – in other words, you can’t get support for app sales, books, or movie returns. This is for hardware only.

In addition to the existing availability options, you’re now able to set a custom status in Gmail and Chat on the web. Update 8/12: You can now set a status via Gmail and Google Chat for Android.

New Google Chat shortcut may provide context for tasks, but the app is still not popular with Hangouts fans. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Aug. 26, 2021, 2:16 a.m. PT ...