'New Thread' Issues in Google Spaces

[ColluraJ]

Today I started two new Spaces from my paid-for Google Workspace account.

One of these spaces has the option 'Start New Thread' at the bottom of the chat window.
One of these spaces does not — it simply has a text-box like a standard text-messaging application.

Why is it that one of these spaces has the option to thread, and one does not?

This seems like a programming glitch, considering both spaces were made from the same account, and both spaces invited the same people to join.

What could be going on here?

[icrew]

When you create a space, you get an option as to whether it should be threaded or unthreaded.

As far as I know, there's no way to change a given space from threaded to unthreaded or vice versa after it's created.

Hope that helps,

Ian

[Jan-Carlos]

@icrew is correct!

That's probably the case and there isn't a way to change after creation.

You will have to create a new one with the desired configuration.

[bryanb]

When I create a new space it doesn't give me the option to select threaded replies or allow people outside my organization to join....

[RandomUser]

I have found a similar issue in that some users are unable to quote-reply or start threads, and for others the same icon does not show up

[bill_pier3]

No this is incorrect, to my knowledge.  The edition of Workspace use doesn't currently affect the Chat Space UI paradigm.

Google is moving to in-line threaded Spaces only.  Spaces formerly configured as conversation-topic will be converted this year, as announced.

[Jkpatel]

Google has changed the system of threaded space creation. Old spaces where there is a option of threaded or unthreaded space has been removed by google. New space has by default Inline thread system only.

[r0bf]

Bad move Google!  Using the old conversation view is much better, with inline threads users are often not replying to a message in a thread and just starting a new one.  Conversation view is much more like Microsoft Teams, inline thread more like Slack.  Most users much prefer the Team's style.

[bill_pier3]

Uh no.

While you're certainly entitled to your opinion, the fact is that as recently as 2022, Teams and Slack had roughly the same user count (12M+).   Though Slack and Teams provide generally comparable main features, Slack has additionally 2K+ integrations!  Further, and it's just my anecdotal observation, but I mostly see Slack features requested for Google Chat.

It's Slack not Teams, that's the competition to beat for Chat, if not emulate it's success.

[Penelope]

I know this is a last year post however I thought I would give out the some articles about how things are changing this year (2023):

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/02/new-google-chat-spaces-will-be-in-line-threaded.html

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/05/google-chat-upgrading-conversations-grouped-by-topic...