

When mentioning a contributor or maker on a feature, the notification will always come through as an email. Notifications on Slack rather than email. Google has invested into it to a greater extent (opens in new tab) recently despite the wide adoption of the platform which depends on the virality of its freemium model (opens in new tab).Many of our customers are heavily invested in Slack and prefer to get any important Slack's five-year slog of a battle with email has proved fruitless email still exists and seems like it's here to stay. These features will be available in the coming weeks. Slack aims to address this by adding new features to make it easier to view unread messages quicker, allow faster navigation between channels to find the relevant person, and better functionality when sifting through channel archives. There is also a change coming to Slack's search function which, although fast and expansive, isn't always the most intuitive or organised. Slack's integration with Outlook and Google Calendar is also becoming stronger as any status you set within Calendar will be automatically synced to Slack, such as being away from the office for an event or when you have a meeting booked in.Īs many business meetings tend to be virtual nowadays, integration with calendars will allow other users to see who your meeting is with and provide joining options directly within Slack thanks to partnerships with Hangouts, Zooma and Webex. Slack announced back in February two new toolkits that would also allow non-coders to build apps within Slack (opens in new tab), however Workflow Builder appears to be geared towards routine automation rather than the more technical backend functions of the platform. If this sounds familiar then you'd be right. The tool, which is launching later this year, will be capable of automating functions, such as completing and filing a benefits request form to HR or sending messages to help new starters find the right channels to join, saving other workers from sacrificing time to give a platform tutorial.
