The Google Hangouts chat window in Gmail can be an annoying distraction if you just want to check your email in peace. So how can you disable it?
First of all, you need to be signed in to Gmail and be looking at one of your inboxes. In the top right-hand corner is a little cog, click that and then select “See all settings” from the dropdown box that opens.
In the settings go to the “Chat and Meet” tab, click the radio button labelled “Off”, then select “Save Changes“. The web page will now reload automatically and return you to your inbox. The Google Hangouts chat window will now be hidden.
Susan Reagan says
THANK YOU! This was driving me crazy.
Vaishnavi says
Thanks a lot bud!
sling kinky says
Dang, even Google support coud’nt answer this. Thanks a tom mate!
anil says
so much help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you so much!!
Promise says
Thanks for the info.
Candace says
No because I’m still getting messages in my box even with chats and hangout turned off. I want both of them off my email not just hidden
Kelly says
So helpful – thank you!
Joe says
Thanks!
Billy Wall says
Yes! Thanks very much!
It’s a whole lot easier to manage Chat threads in a separate Hangouts window, without having them cover (and interrupt) email activity.