Now you can add your own status on Gmail, Google Chat – Times of India

Google recently announced that Gmail on the web is getting a new design and also changed “Rooms” into “Spaces”. Google said it will introduce a more streamlined and flexible user interface that helps people and groups more easily stay organized and balance focus. While Google is evolving the Rooms experience in Google Chat to Spaces, a new report by 9to5Google claimed that on tapping the status bar there is a new “Add a status” along with the regular Automatic, Do not disturb, and Set as away modes.
The new “Add a status” option offers default messages like “Be right back” (30 mins), “Commuting” (1 hour), “Out sick” (Today), and “Vacationing” (This week), as per the report by 9to5Google. You also get the option to add your own message and also add an emoji.

You can also set a custom status message in the new Chat web app. However, “it’s not yet available in the Gmail navigation drawer (or Chat) for Android and iOS, nor is it reflected,” the report added.
With Spaces, Google will add features like In-line topic threading, Presence indicators, Assigned tasks, Expressive reactions, custom statuses using emojis, and GIFs, Improved content search across Spaces, Message pinning, User roles and moderation tools and Discoverable spaces.
“Spaces will also seamlessly integrate with Calendar, Drive, Tasks and across Workspace becoming a new home for getting more done, together. In Spaces, you’ll be able to: Create and share docs, Side-by-side discuss and edit, See status from calendar, Run interactive polls and Integrate workflows directly with Bots,” said Google in an official blog post.