Last July, Slack unveiled a new real-time collaborative feature called Huddles. It offered audio-only conferencing optimized for informal, on-the-fly conversations—and felt like manna for anyone who ...

Huddles have become the fastest-adopted feature in Slack’s history, the company said, helping reduce time spent in online meetings. Slack’s Huddles audio chat feature, a popular way to start informal ...

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Slack is bringing more features to huddles, which debuted as an ad hoc voice call option last June. While huddles will start as audio-only chats by default, you'll be able to switch on video as well.

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New "Huddle" features allow users to hop into quick video sessions within different channels, allowing for multiple users to share their screens at once. Reading time 3 minutes Workplace messaging app ...

Slack today said it will extend the huddle audio chat feature it first introduced a year ago, adding the option of video chat, screen sharing and posting emoji reactions and stickers ('reacji'). A new ...