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GMail's search also works for hangouts messages.

• balls187 11y ago
  Does hangouts have a concept of topics? From my limited uses of it, if you chat with a single person, you can't create a new chat with that person around a different topic. In slack, I can (and do) have multiple conversations with the same person, but organized around topics. In hangouts, how do I easily see the files that have been sent? I opened a hangout I've had with a buddy of mine, and it (at least to me) wasn't obvious where those files are. Also, how do I star a comment? In slack, it's handy to star a comment, or even pin them, to make finding them easier. No question that you get slack like functionality across a myriad of tools you currently use and are familiar with. However as far as an integrated, easy to use experience, Slack is fairly compelling.
  • Kihashi 11y ago
    Just to be clear, I was only commenting that GMail's search can be used for chats. I was not commenting on other features, but I'll try to answer your questions if I can. > Does hangouts have a concept of topics? Yes, in that you can title group conversations. It's weak though. > From my limited uses of it, if you chat with a single person, you can't create a new chat with that person around a different topic. AFAICT, this is correct. If you try to make a group chat with only one person, it will just open the existing chat that you have open with that person. > In hangouts, how do I easily see the files that have been sent? I honestly have no idea. whenever I've needed to send a file to someone over hangouts, I share a dropbox link. > Also, how do I star a comment? In slack, it's handy to star a comment, or even pin them, to make finding them easier. This is not possible AFAIK.