Slack recently rolled out a new audio chat feature similar to Clubhouse and Discord, and while it's easy to scoff at such a feature, it might be one of the best additions to the platform in some time.
Our lives are on our phones these days, and while many of the most popular and useful apps will surprise no one, the sheer number of apps I rely upon in my day-to-day is much higher than I would have originally thought.
Slack is introducing new features to help companies adapt to a "work-from-anywhere" world, including its new audio-only group chats called "Huddles."
Slack announced the rollout of scheduled messages to its mobile and desktop apps.
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Slack has allowed preferred pronouns to be listed on user profiles, although the feature has to be enabled by admins.
Slack CEO announced in a Clubhouse chat that Clubhouse features would soon arrive on the app as the company pushes to bring new communication features to its platform.
Slack Connect is introducing a new DM feature that lets users send messages to individual members outside of their organization, which could potentially lead to spam and harassment.
Everyone is talking about WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram right now, but the messaging apps many of us use the most are probably on our computers, rather than our phones. Slack and Microsoft Teams are how the business world communicates these days, but we don't often think of them as "messaging" apps, do we?
Slack has been making subtle changes to the app that are quite noticeable to some users, particularly with font and notifications.
Due to a bug that was introduced in a previous version of the app, Slack is asking some users of the Android app to reset their passwords as a precaution.
Having issues with Slack this morning? You're not alone. The company confirmed an outage preventing users from sending messages or accessing channels this morning.
Salesforce, known for its streak of acquisitions, has just agreed to purchase Slack for $27.7 billion. The two plan to combine their respective offerings to offer customers a comprehensive suite of business tools.
Slack plans to roll out Instagram-like stories and a new push-to-talk audio feature before the end of the year. Slack’s stories will allow workers to check in with each other and provide status updates.
Slack has confirmed an issue that affected the service this morning. Users experienced slowdowns and message send failures, the company said. The issue should now be mostly resolved.
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Slack says it has isolated a problem with sending messages in Europe and will be back with an update soon.
Google recently announced a sweeping overhaul of G Suite, unifying several of its services to make them simpler to use for workers. On the outside, this move could look like Google is redoubling its efforts to challenge Microsoft Teams and Slack. However, Slack and Teams probably have nothing to worry about for now.
After having one of the worst experiences for users on Android 10 or with curved screens, Slack's latest update is a shining example of what all developers should do with their apps.
Slack is down around the world, with users reporting issues connecting to the service. The company is aware of the issue, and is working on a fix.
As millions turn to working from home, Slack has broken its user record. 12.5 million people used Slack on March 25, up from 10.5 million the week before.