Skype vs.Classic Hangouts to Google Chat transition: What users need to know Google advises that if you talk to someone who uses a different chat app, their app may keep a separate copy of the conversation’s history. When history is turned off, messages will only be visible for a short time, and since they aren’t saved will be deleted. If you don’t want Google to hang on to your chats, you can turn the history on or off. There is also another piece of info: “As some are part of a Hangout, they have been removed from your Gmail mailbox, but may still show up in other Hangouts apps and chat windows.” This means some conversations could still be visible elsewhere, like third-party apps.
If successful, Gmail will pop up a notification saying the conversations have been moved to the Trash bin. To select all conversations, click on the square directly underneath the search bar.
Underneath the search bar, click the Trash icon.On the main chat index page, click on the squares to select any messages.Just remember to keep “in:chats” in the bar. Clicking on the search bar at the top, you can comb through your chats for anything specific. Each subject line will also have a timestamp, so it is easier to sort through. In the top right-hand of the screen, you will see a counter of how many chats are stored on your account. Clicking on a conversation will open the thread.The screen will display all your chats that have been archived.Scroll down until you see Chats and click it.If you want to take a trip down memory lane, here is how to access your chat history: It also indexes your chat from Google Hangouts, so those will be there too. Google stores all your previous communications in your Gmail account, and if you do some digging, you might find them going back as far as 15 years.
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