[1] The app was intended to compete with Slack as a content sharing platform where users can create a "space", invite their friends for discussion, and share videos, images, text, and other media.

Google services such as the web browser Chrome, search engine Google Search, and video sharing platform YouTube were built into the app to allow users to source content from them.

[2] Google Spaces launched on May 16, 2016, available on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS operating systems.

[4] On May 16, 2016, product director Luke Wroblewski announced the launch of Spaces as "a tool for small group sharing".

Once inside a 'space', there was a box at the bottom of the screen where one could tap buttons to post links and images and other content to the chat room.