Google Spaces — new standalone app for group discussions on specific topics called Spaces.
Spaces is an app for small group sharing.
• Create a space for any topic in one tap
• Invite friends or family in any way that you like with a quick link
• Google Search, Chrome, Photos and YouTube built in to the sharebox
• Members of a space can comment on each post
• Quickly find anything in your spaces by searching keywords
Create a space in one tap, and invite people in any way that you like with a quick link. With Google Search, Chrome, YouTube and Google Photos built in, you can find and share articles, videos and photos from within the app. And when you need to get back to something that you’ve recently seen in one of your spaces, use the search feature to find it quickly.
Creating a space
Log in to spaces.google.com or open up the Spaces app, and you’re greeted with a home screen showing off your current spaces, and given the option to create a new one. Each space shows little avatar bubbles of current participants, and an Activity tab lets you view any recent posts or comments by your friends.
If you have something you need to share immediately, you can click the blue arrow button and copy in the link or photo. You can either post it to a current space or create a completely new one around that item.
Posting stuff
Now that you’re all settled, you can start posting stuff. Spaces gives you a few post type options:
- Links: Copy and paste URLs. Video and image files are automatically embedded, and GIF files play back automatically on your feed. On mobile, you can use this for Google Search or previewing URLs.
- YouTube (mobile-only): Searches specifically for YouTube videos, and shows your recently watches videos to speed up the process. You can still post YouTube videos on the desktop by copying the URL, but on mobile the integration helps save you some taps.
- Photos: Upload photos from your camera roll or Google Photos. You can post multiple images at once.
- Text: Barebones text posts, unfortunately missing formatting options.
Google Spaces: Android, iOS, Desktop
