Manage space settings

As of September 29, 2015, existing space managers became owners, and a new manager role is available.

As a space owner or manager, you can:

• Control who can join a space.
• Control who can manage members and groups.
• Change whether the space is accessible to anyone in your organization or only to people you invite.
• Control permissions for space members.

Important:

• To manage space settings, you need a Google Workspace account.
• When you create a space, you can invite people outside of your organization into a space. However, they won’t have access to some features, such as updating space details or adding people. Learn more about chatting with people outside your organization.

Learn about role capabilities

Capability	Owner	Manager	Member
Delete a space
Approve requests to join		(If the user can manage members)
Change another owner's role
Make another space member an owner
Make another space member a manager
Change the space access setting
Configure emailability
Delete any message in the space

Update space access settings

If you're a space owner or manager, you can make a space accessible to anyone in your organization or only to people you invite.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select the space you want to update.
4. Next to the space name, tap the Right arrow .
5. Tap Space settings.
6. Under “Access,” select from the audience options in the drop down menu:
   • To make a private space discoverable, select the audience for your entire domain.
   • To make a discoverable space private, select Private.
7. Under “Who can manage members and groups,” select:
   • All members
   • Managers and owners
   • Owners
8. Tap Save.

Tips:

• Discoverable spaces are searchable and browsable.
• If you already allow people outside your organization to join the space, you can't make the space discoverable to others.

Update permissions for a space

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. In the bottom navigation menu, tap Sections .
3. Select the space you want to update.
4. Tap the Right arrow .
5. Tap Space settings.
6. Under “Permissions,” select whether all members, managers and owners, or owners only, can:
   • Modify space details
   • Turn history on or off
   • Use @all
   • Manage apps
   • Manage webhooks
7. Tap Save.