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Group messaging is still far from an exact science – even in the modern age of extensive communication options most of the major messaging apps still haven’t completely perfected the process.
While WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are the biggest and most regularly used options for speaking to groups of friends or family in one go, some argue the process of sharing and discussing on these platforms isn’t fluid enough when it comes to sharing links or other media.
Google thinks it has spotted a gap in the market in this sense and so the technology giant has launched Spaces, a group messaging service that has Google Search, Chrome and YouTube built in – creating a place, Google says, where you can message and share without having to leave the app to grab a URL.
Tabs at the bottom of the app enable users to quickly jump between Google Search, YouTube and their own photo library to find and swiftly post content relevant to the conversation they’re in. The idea being users can create different groups for different topics.
It appears more seamless than the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, both of which see users regularly having to jump in and out of the program if they want to post a link or other media.
However, gaining a worthwhile foothold from the two messaging giants among others is a task much easier said than done, with dozens of new social media apps launching every day and the lack of an instantly huge user base compared to the established names sees many disappear quickly due to low numbers of contacts being on the same platform.
The app has launched on iOS and Android, with Google adding that it plans to ‘experiment’ more with the app at its upcoming developer conference I/O in order to kick-start interest in Spaces, with areas created for each of the sessions being held at the event, so those in attendance can and interact with one another.
