Send a Direct Message to Someone in Google Chat
Initiate a one-to-one chat.
You can unblock people and chat spaces at any time, and you’ll be able to chat again.
In Google Chat https://chat.google.com, click the Settings gear icon on the top right.
If you blocked a person, click the Manage accounts you have blocked link in the Blocked People section.
If you blocked a chat space, click the Manage blocked spaces link under Blocked spaces.
Click the X to the right of a blocked person or chat space to unblock them.
Initiate a one-to-one chat.
Confirm that you want to start a chat with someone requesting to chat with you.
View a one-to-one chat or space in a full-screen chat window, or minimize it.
Pin a chat to the top of your chats list or remove it from there.
Hide a chat from your chats list.
Delete a chat from your chats list, along with your copy of the chat history.
Turn history on or off to control the saving of chat messages.
Enable or disable notifications for a specific chat.
Add a bot to a direct one-to-one chat session.
Stop someone from ever chatting with you again.
Remove a bot from a direct one-to-one chat session.
Remove someone from your blocked people list to start chatting again.
Send direct messages to a bot.
Remove a bot from your chats list.
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