Google is looking to make team collaboration even easier, by adding a very Slack-like feature to Chat, with 'Huddles'.

Google Chat is launching huddles, a Google Meet-powered addition that lets you start a quick call with your coworkers. Google said it would add huddles to Google Chat in customer preview over a year ago,

The feature sees Google Chat follow in the footsteps of rivals Slack and Microsoft Teams, both of which already offer the opportunity to launch instant meetings.

Google first previewed "huddles," a quick way to start instant audio conversations in Google Chat, in 2023. Huddles are now coming to Google Chat users in select Google Workspace tiers. They are instant-on audio calls that Google says will help "reduce meeting fatigue" for workers.