Google to transition users from Google Hangouts to Google Chat from 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

Google to transition users from Google Hangouts to Google Chat from 2021

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From next year, Chat will become available as a free service both in the integrated experience in Gmail and the Chat standalone app. As part of the change, Google will officially transition users from Google Hangouts to Google Chat from next year. From next year, Chat will become available as a free service both in the integrated experience in Gmail and the Chat standalone app, as per Google’s official blog. To ensure a smooth transition from Hangouts to Chat, Google will help automatically migrate Hangouts conversations, along with contacts and saved history.

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Google is shutting down Hangouts after 9 years
2 years, 9 months ago

Google is shutting down Hangouts after 9 years

India Today  

Google is shutting down its cross-platform instant messaging service Hangouts after 9 years. Starting today, Google has started sending in-app alerts to Hangouts mobile users asking them to switch to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. The company said that for most people, conversations will be automatically migrated from Hangouts to Chat but still asks users “who wish to …

Google Hangouts Shutting Down In November, Tells Users To Shift To Chat
2 years, 9 months ago

Google Hangouts Shutting Down In November, Tells Users To Shift To Chat

News 18  

Google Hangouts is going away later this year, and the company is starting the migration process of its users to the Chat platform. “We have continued to invest in Chat to help people better collaborate and express themselves, and now we are taking steps to help remaining Hangouts users move to Chat,” Ravi Kanneganti, Product Manager, Google Chat, said in …

Google Removes Classic Hangouts App For iPhone, New Android Users
3 years ago

Google Removes Classic Hangouts App For iPhone, New Android Users

News 18  

Google Chats is replacing the old Hangouts for Workspace customers. As part of the move, Google has now said that it will disable the old Hangouts mobile apps, and it appears that the app has now been removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for new users. For older users, the Android app is still available …

Google Chat Will Fully Replace Classic Hangouts from March 22: What It Means for Users
3 years, 1 month ago

Google Chat Will Fully Replace Classic Hangouts from March 22: What It Means for Users

News 18  

Google has announced that the company is ready to move into the final phase of the migration from Classic Hangouts to Google Chat for Google Workspace customers. Starting from March 22, 2022, Google Chat will become the default chat platform for customers who are still using the Hangouts app for iPhones and Android smartphones. Google highlights, “After domains are upgraded …

Google's Attempts To Upgrade Users From Hangouts To Chat, Are Impressing No One
3 years, 7 months ago

Google's Attempts To Upgrade Users From Hangouts To Chat, Are Impressing No One

News 18  

It has been happening for a while now, and it really didn’t take long for the chasms to be pointed out. It’s been a month since Google actively pushed Hangouts users towards Chat, the new text messaging app. “It’s time to switch to Chat”, “Hangouts is going away soon, so switch to Google Chat now” said the prominent banner within …

Google Hangouts Is Going Away Soon, And It Is Now Nudging You Towards Google Chat
3 years, 8 months ago

Google Hangouts Is Going Away Soon, And It Is Now Nudging You Towards Google Chat

News 18  

We have been hearing about the eventual shutdown of Google Hangouts since 2018 when Google confirmed this, and finally it may be happening. The video and audio call capabilities of Hangouts are expected to be handled by Google Duo, since the new Google Chat app does not have integrated voice or video call capabilities at this time. This comes after …

Google’s Workspace is now available for all Gmail users; rolls out new features like Spaces
3 years, 9 months ago

Google’s Workspace is now available for all Gmail users; rolls out new features like Spaces

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Workspace is now free for all consumer Google accounts using services that include Gmail, Docs, Chat, Drive, Calendar, and so on. Formerly known as G Suite, Workspace is now free for all consumer Google accounts using services that include Gmail, Docs, Chat, Drive, Calendar, etc. Another modification is the rollout of the Gmail interface and a new Google Chat feature …

Google Meet and Chat Could Soon Come Preinstalled on Chromebooks for Wider Adoption
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Meet and Chat Could Soon Come Preinstalled on Chromebooks for Wider Adoption

News 18  

Google’s ChromeOS for Chromebooks is said to come with Google Chat and Google Meet pre-installed. Although the new development isn’t a significant one, it is still an important decision as Google is now trying to lure new users with the pre-installed apps in the messaging and video conferencing spaces. It is expected that users would still be able to remove …

Google Hangouts Group Conversations to Automatically Appear on Google Chat in the Coming Weeks
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Hangouts Group Conversations to Automatically Appear on Google Chat in the Coming Weeks

News 18  

Google is ramping up efforts to replace Google Hangouts with Google Chat. Additionally, Google Chat that is currently available to Google Workspace and other premium customers will allow users to add and change members of new group conversations. The new development also means that old group messages will automatically migrate to Google Chat. At the same time, Google Chat’s 1:1 …

Google Hangouts Stops Group Video Calls, Users Directed to Meet
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Hangouts Stops Group Video Calls, Users Directed to Meet

The Quint  

Google Hangouts, Google’s cross-platform message app, will no longer support group video calling in the latest update of Android and web version. The new developments come amidst a series of steps taken by the company to replace Hangouts with Google Meet and Google Chat. On opening Hangouts after updating it to version 36.0.340725045, you are greeted with a banner informing …

Google Hangouts Does Not Support Group Video Chats Anymore; Users Asked to Move to Meet
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Hangouts Does Not Support Group Video Chats Anymore; Users Asked to Move to Meet

News 18  

Hangouts is Google’s cross-platform messaging app that replaced Google Talk few years back and is also used for video calls by some users. As Google is pushing more towards Google Meet as the company’s primary video calling service, Hangouts video calls have also started using Meet instead. Following the version 36.0.340725045 update for Hangouts, the first things users see is …

Gmail Users on Workspace and Enterprise Plans Can Now Pin Conversations on Chat Tab
4 years, 4 months ago

Gmail Users on Workspace and Enterprise Plans Can Now Pin Conversations on Chat Tab

News 18  

Google is rolling out a new update for Gmail that will allow users with the Workspace and Enterprise plans to pin a chat on the integrated Google Chat and Rooms tabs. The pin conversation feature for Google Chat and Rooms on Gmail is available for limited users and more eligible users are expected to receive it in the coming days. …

Google Hangouts users will now be moved to Google Chat next year
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Hangouts users will now be moved to Google Chat next year

India TV News  

Google Hangouts users will now be moved to Google Chat next year Beginning this month, Google will direct Hangouts Voice users to the Voice app for text messaging and calling going forward Google has announced to move Hangouts users over to Google Chat next year which will be available as a free service -- both in the integrated experience in …

Google Hangouts to Shut Down Next Year, Users Will Be Migrated to Google Chat
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Hangouts to Shut Down Next Year, Users Will Be Migrated to Google Chat

News 18  

Google will officially retire Google Hangouts in the first half of 2021 and migrate users to Google Chat that is currently available to Google Workspace customers but soon will rollout to regular users. The move isn’t entirely unexpected as Google had previously suggested its plan to migrate Hangouts users to Chat and Meet at some point. In the official statement, …

Google rolls out ‘Chat’ service as Progressive Web App that will give 'a faster and more secure experience'
4 years, 10 months ago

Google rolls out ‘Chat’ service as Progressive Web App that will give 'a faster and more secure experience'

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Google Chat app has a wider compatibility and can work on Windows, macOS, Chrome OS and Linux. Google has launched a ‘Chat’ service as Progressive Web Apps, or PWAs, for devices running Google Chrome browser version 73. Google on its Support page said that people in an organisation can use the new Google Chat standalone app for a “faster and …

Google has now named Hangouts Meet and Chat as Google Meet and Google Chat
4 years, 11 months ago

Google has now named Hangouts Meet and Chat as Google Meet and Google Chat

India TV News  

Google was expected to change the name of its Google Hangouts Meet service and the company has finally done so. While Google hasn't officially announced the name change, it now calls the video call platform as Google Meet in the recently-released blog post highlighting the Google app's security features. Google Hangouts Meet now Google Meet Google has changed the name …

Google Hangouts to officially be decommissioned starting October this year
6 years, 2 months ago

Google Hangouts to officially be decommissioned starting October this year

Firstpost  

Google Hangouts happened to be the Mountain View giant’s foray into the world of instant messaging and while the company marketed it as a competitor to WhatsApp or Messenger, it has been quite clear that Hangouts has lacked woefully behind. It never really did catch any steam and now Google has officially made the decision to move the features of …

Google to transition G Suite users from Hangouts to Chat and Meet by October 2019
6 years, 2 months ago

Google to transition G Suite users from Hangouts to Chat and Meet by October 2019

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Google says regular users will see a free version of Chat and Meet following the G Suite transition. Google announced back in March 2017 that it would split Hangouts, its multi-platform messaging service, into two core apps catering to enterprise clients — Hangouts Chat, a team communication tool similar to Slack and Hangouts Meet, a Skype-like video conferencing application. Google …

This is when Google Hangouts will retire
6 years, 2 months ago

This is when Google Hangouts will retire

India Today  

It has long been known that Google is shutting down its messaging app, Google Hangouts. Google, in a formal announcement on its blog post, has announced that it will start retiring the classic Hangouts app for all G-Suite customers starting October 2019. To put it simply, customers that pay to use Google's advanced apps and services will be forced to …

Google confirms Allo dies in March 2019, wants people to get Messages
6 years, 3 months ago

Google confirms Allo dies in March 2019, wants people to get Messages

India Today  

A few days after reports emerged that Google is going to kill Hangouts chat app, which has millions of users, the company is trying to clear air about what it is doing to all those gazillion chat apps it has. But Google then side-lined Hangouts and launched Allo for messages and Duo for video chats in 2019. now, Allo is …

Google says Hangouts will transition to Chat and Meet rather than shutting down
6 years, 3 months ago

Google says Hangouts will transition to Chat and Meet rather than shutting down

Firstpost  

At present Google supports several apps that provide more or less the same function as Hangouts. In a tweet by Google Real Time Communications product lead Scott Johnston, it was explained that current Hangout users will be transitioned to Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. — Scott Johnston December 1, 2018 A follow-up to his earlier tweet also stated the fact …

Google says no decision on Hangouts shutdown, but it will happen eventually
6 years, 3 months ago

Google says no decision on Hangouts shutdown, but it will happen eventually

India Today  

Late last week, it was reported that Google will be shutting down Hangouts by 2020. However, Google Real Time Communications product lead Scott Johnston responded to the report, tweeting that Google is yet to make a decision about when Hangouts will be shut down and that the information in the report was misleading. While Johnston agrees that Hangouts for consumers …

Google to shut Hangouts service by 2020
6 years, 4 months ago

Google to shut Hangouts service by 2020

India TV News  

Google will shut its popular Hangouts service for consumers by 2020, 9to5Google has reported, citing sources aware of the product's roadmap. Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by the company which includes messaging, video chat, SMS and Voice over Internet Protocol features. "Last spring Google announced its pivot for the Hangouts brand to enterprise use cases with Hangouts Chat …

Google will reportedly shut its Hangouts services for users by the year 2020
6 years, 4 months ago

Google will reportedly shut its Hangouts services for users by the year 2020

Firstpost  

Hangouts services was launched as a replacement for GChat in 2013 by Google. Hangouts was launched as a replacement for GChat in 2013 by Google but has been losing features in recent years as the company has stopped updating the app, and taken away SMS messaging. Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by the company which includes messaging, video …

Hangouts is going to be next Google product that dies, company expected to shut it down in 2020
6 years, 4 months ago

Hangouts is going to be next Google product that dies, company expected to shut it down in 2020

India Today  

Google can't get its messaging right. The latest that will join the list of products Google has killed seems like Hangouts, a fairly popular messaging app. Google is now working on a new messaging app that will support Rich Communications Services, making SMS almost WhatsApp like. In 2016, Hangouts was demoted, if not immediately killed, by Google as it launched …

Google launches Hangouts Chat for workplaces on the G Suite, to take on competition from Slack and Microsoft Teams
7 years, 1 month ago

Google launches Hangouts Chat for workplaces on the G Suite, to take on competition from Slack and Microsoft Teams

Firstpost  

Hangouts launched as a free service in 2013. Google released an update to its internet chat tool Hangouts on 28 February, aiming to make it suitable in workplaces so the Alphabet Inc unit can compete with business software makers including Microsoft Corp and Slack Technologies Inc. Hangouts Chat supports instant messaging across devices between workers, including group conversations. Hangouts Chat …

Google Talk comes to an end as Hangouts takes over
7 years, 9 months ago

Google Talk comes to an end as Hangouts takes over

Firstpost  

Introduced in 2005, Google Talk has now been replaced by Hangout which operates on both, Android and iOS apps, other than Chrome. The tech giant had previous announced that it would be moving its Google Talk users to Google Hangouts and would begin streamlining the process from 2013. However, Google which was offering both GTalk and Hangout options, has finally …

Google has officially axed Gchat in favour of Hangouts
7 years, 9 months ago

Google has officially axed Gchat in favour of Hangouts

Daily Mail  

It was one of Google's most beloved products, but the technology firm has finally said goodbye to its Gchat application. Scroll down for video Officially known as 'Google Talk', Gchat was one of the most widely-used instant messaging services, with an estimated 7.5 million active users WHAT IS GCHAT? From now, Google Talk users will be rolled over to Hangouts, …

Goodbye Gtalk: Google Talk shut down for windows, Hangouts to take its place | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Goodbye Gtalk: Google Talk shut down for windows, Hangouts to take its place | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Users bid final goodbye to the widely used Google's Windows desktop-based chat platform 'Google Talk' which was shut down by Google on Monday. In May 2013, Google announced that Google Plus Hangouts was replacing the Google Talk app on Android devices and in October last year Google announced that it will stop the GTalk Windows app. While Google …

Google Hangouts app to now have free voice calling service
10 years, 6 months ago

Google Hangouts app to now have free voice calling service

India TV News  

San Francisco: Google has started letting people use its Hangouts message application for mobile devices to make free or low-cost voice calls over the Internet. “Hangouts already makes it easy to send a quick message, or start a group video chat,” Google product manager Amit Fulay said in a blog post. “But, sometimes it's best to just call to say …

Google Hangouts Android app gets overhaul: SMS integration and more
11 years, 5 months ago

Google Hangouts Android app gets overhaul: SMS integration and more

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Google’s revamped version of its Hangouts messaging app for Android that was announced yesterday comes with a number of new features– SMS integration, location sharing and support for animated GIFs. Google’s revamped version of its Hangouts messaging app for Android that was announced yesterday comes with a number of new features–SMS integration, location sharing and support for animated GIFs. The …

Google Hangouts for iOS gets voice calling, but only in North America
11 years, 5 months ago

Google Hangouts for iOS gets voice calling, but only in North America

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Google has updated its Hangouts app for iOS to bring it up to speed with its Android counterpart. The update also brings along the ability to make calls – even though this is a US and Canada exclusive for now – as well as in-line animated GIF support. Even while Hangouts on the desktop was given the ability to make …

Review: Google's Hangouts app is just too confusing
11 years, 10 months ago

Review: Google's Hangouts app is just too confusing

Firstpost  

When Google announced at its I/O developers conference that it was consolidating all its disparate chat and messaging services into one app called ‘Hangouts’ it was one of the most talked about developments. The cross-platform Hangouts app which has replaced Google Talk, Google Plus messenger and Google Plus Hangouts, was touted as a direct competitor to existing mobile messaging apps …

No voice calls with Google Hangouts upgrade
11 years, 10 months ago

No voice calls with Google Hangouts upgrade

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Google’s newly unveiled Hangouts service is all kinds of awesome. It has come as a rude shock to Google Talk users that you can no longer place Google voice calls using the app. The feature added to the Google Talk service within Gmail in 2010 has been an important one for most users of the mail service ever since. No …

Hangouts may see SMS integration in the future
11 years, 10 months ago

Hangouts may see SMS integration in the future

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Many Google Hangouts subscribers were left feeling disappointed by the lack of an integrated SMS feature in its new line up. This might not be the case in the future… Many users who subscribe to the Google Hangouts platform were left feeling disappointed when it was seen that it did not have an integrated SMS feature in its new line …

Google Hangouts is here, a unified cross-platform messaging service
11 years, 10 months ago

Google Hangouts is here, a unified cross-platform messaging service

Firstpost  

Google has finally taken the curtains off the much-anticipated new chat app, dubbed Hangouts. The chatting application combines typed conversations, images and Update 2: The iOS version fo the Hangouts app is now available on the iTunes App Store. Hangouts is now available on Google Play Google has finally taken the curtains off the much-anticipated new chat app, dubbed Hangouts. …

Google Hangouts replaces GTalk: All you need to know
11 years, 10 months ago

Google Hangouts replaces GTalk: All you need to know

Firstpost  

Google has launched a separate app for the chat feature, which is being packaged as a new unified, cross-platform messaging service for iOS, Android and Chrome. It has launched a separate app for the chat feature, which is being packaged as a new unified, cross-platform messaging service for iOS, Android and Chrome. With Hangouts, you’ll also be able to quickly …

Google I/O 2013: Get ready for Babble, the unified chat service
11 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2013: Get ready for Babble, the unified chat service

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Google’s I/O conference begins this week and one of the biggest releases that we are likely to see is called Babble, a product that will unify all of Google’s various messaging platforms. Google’s I/O conference begins this week and one of the biggest releases that we are likely to see is called Babble, a product that will unify all of …

Google Babel has been rebranded as Hangouts
11 years, 10 months ago

Google Babel has been rebranded as Hangouts

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Google has been working on its unified messaging service, which the company had earlier dubbed Babel. According to TechCrunch however, the search giant is Google has been working on its unified messaging service, which the company had earlier dubbed Babel. The new branding will apply to almost all of Google’s messaging services, including Google Talk and the Google+ Messenger. A …

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