How to Turn On Google Chat History
Google saves your conversations in Gmail Chats by default.
Here’s how to turn this feature on and off for inidivdual conversations.
In a web internet tool, go to your Gmail inbox and select theChattab.
If you seeTurn off historyinstead, chat history is already turned on.
It should change toTurn off history, indicating that your chat history is being saved.
The steps are a little different if you’re chatting in the small chat window.
Select thethree dotsin the upper-right corner of the chat window.
If you seeTurn off historyinstead, chat history is already turned on.
What Happens When I Turn Off Gmail Chat History?
If history is disabled, messages may disappear before the intended recipient reads them.
Also, if one party disables the history feature, Google won’t save the conversation.
The conversation will disappear from your list.
When you start a new Gmail Chat conversation, your old chats will still be visible.
In the chat window, snag the person’s name or thethree-dot menu>Turn Off History.
Then, selectDelete conversationto permanently delete your chat history.
