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 you that "Video calls in Hangouts now use Google Meet. Recently, Google also announced that it will be expanding its Breakout room availability to its video conferencing platform Google Meet, along with a host of new features The Breakout rooms feature allows moderators to divide participants into smaller groups during video calls.

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WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet

India TV News  

WhatsApp has further improved its video calling feature with the addition of new features. Meta-owned platform has added three new features, which include a new screen-sharing feature, a higher participant count, and a speaker spotlight. The latest WhatsApp update also includes a feature called speaker spotlight, which automatically highlights the person talking during a video call and brings them to …

Google Meet Now Supports Full HD Streaming For Group Calls: Know More
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Meet Now Supports Full HD Streaming For Group Calls: Know More

News 18  

Google Meet, video communication service developed by Google, has released the ability to stream group video calls with 3 or more participants in Full HD. “Earlier this year, we announced 1080p video resolution for 1:1 Google Meet calls. In those specific scenarios, additional bandwidth will be required to be able to send 1080p video — Meet will automatically adjust the …

Watch YouTube videos together in Google Meet: Here's a step-by-step guide
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch YouTube videos together in Google Meet: Here's a step-by-step guide

India TV News  

Google Meet has rolled out a new co-watch feature that enables users to watch YouTube videos together during a video call. The feature allows the host of the call, who must have a YouTube Premium subscription, to start a live sharing session of a YouTube video, while meeting guests can join in without needing a Premium membership. Here are the …

Google Meet To Come With 'On-the-Go' Mode Soon: All Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Google Meet To Come With 'On-the-Go' Mode Soon: All Details

News 18  

Google is reportedly working on a new ‘On-the-Go’ mode for the video communication service ‘Meet’, which will make it safer and easier for users to stay in a video call while walking. Users will receive a prompt to switch to the travel-friendly mode if Google Meet detects that they are walking. Earlier this month, the company had started to roll …

Google Is Rolling Out A New Viewer Mode For Meet: All Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Google Is Rolling Out A New Viewer Mode For Meet: All Details

News 18  

Tech giant Google is rolling out a new viewer mode in its video communication service ‘Meet’, which will allow users to select “Everyone is a viewer" when creating their Calendar invite. Viewers are meeting attendees who cannot share their audio or video into the meeting, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Friday. When using Google Meet …

Google Meet update: Now users can share access to presented content during meetings
2 years, 2 months ago

Google Meet update: Now users can share access to presented content during meetings

India TV News  

Google is reportedly rolling out a new feature to its video-communication service named 'Google Meet' which will enable users to share access to the content they are present in a meeting with attendees, including everyone on the Calendar guest list. While making the presentation, the users can share the file from the floating action menu or via the suggestion in …

Google Meet gets a new updated feature: All details
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Meet gets a new updated feature: All details

Live Mint  

Google announces a new update for its unified video calling platform-Google Meet. The browsing giant recently confirmed adding all Google Duo features to Meet as Google plans to merge two video calling services into a single platform. The technology giant updated its blog post to announce that the new update that started rolling out last month would offer Meet users …

Google Meet updated with new features post merging with Duo
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Meet updated with new features post merging with Duo

India TV News  

Google Meet: After announcing that Google has combined two of its video-calling apps -- Duo and Meet -- into a single platform, the tech giant said this upgrade gives everyone access to new features like scheduling and joining meetings, virtual backgrounds, in-meeting chat and more, in addition to your current video calling features. The company said additional meeting features let …

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 Meet and Duo Will Finally Become a Single Video Chat App
2 years, 9 months ago

Google Meet and Duo Will Finally Become a Single Video Chat App

Wired  

The long-rumored Google Duo and Google Meet merger is actually happening. Google officially confirmed the move on June 1, explaining in a blog post that the goal is to create a "single video communications service" and that the Duo brand will go away in favor of Google Meet. Google says that "existing video calling features from Duo are here to …

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 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 Meet to give free video calls up to 24 hours to personal Gmail account users till June
4 years ago

Google Meet to give free video calls up to 24 hours to personal Gmail account users till June

India Today  

It has been over a year since people moved to video conferencing for work, studies, and other remote activities like birthdays and even weddings. Google Meet is now bringing some respite to personal Gmail account users as the platform is now extending its unlimited video calls for the free version till June this year. Earlier, Google had noted that the …

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020

News 18  

Google?s video conferencing platforms Duo and Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally this year. Similarly, Google Duo received features such as doodle on video calls alongside several AR filters. Some of the notable features that Duo received this year are 32-user support for Android users, desktop calling, and a new video codec technology for better audio …

Google Hangouts Group Conversations to Automatically Appear on Google Chat in the Coming Weeks
4 years, 3 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 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 …

Microsoft Teams to let users make free 24-hour calls, add personal accounts on desktop to sync chats
4 years, 4 months ago

Microsoft Teams to let users make free 24-hour calls, add personal accounts on desktop to sync chats

India Today  

Microsoft Teams users will now be able to make 24 hour free video calls. It is also going to allow users to add personal accounts in the Teams desktop or web application. Microsoft Teams will allow customers to add their account in the Teams desktop or web application to sync all their chats to their computer. Over the past few …

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 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

Firstpost  

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 …

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 Meet to limit video call duration to 60 minutes for free users starting 30 September
4 years, 6 months ago

Google Meet to limit video call duration to 60 minutes for free users starting 30 September

Firstpost  

Increased demand in video conferencing apps amidst the lockdown period had prompted Google to announce that it was making Meet free for all users. For free users, the limit is 60 minutes on every call and this is going to be restored after 30 September. This also gave free users the ability to save meeting recordings to Google Drive. More …

Google Meet will no longer let users host meetings beyond 60 minutes
4 years, 6 months ago

Google Meet will no longer let users host meetings beyond 60 minutes

India Today  

Video-conferencing app Google Meet has announced that the free version of the app will only let users host meetings for 60 minutes and not more than that. Along with the cap on meetings, Google will also limit access to some of the advanced G-Suite features such as allowing over 250 participants, live streaming, and saving meeting recordings to Google Drive, …

Google Duo now allows for up to 32 people during a single video call
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Duo now allows for up to 32 people during a single video call

India TV News  

Google Duo now allows for up to 32 people during a single video call Google seems to be all set to take on video calling platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more with its video calling services Google has updated its popular Duo chat app by increasing the group video user limit from 12 to 32 people into a …

Google Meet gets deeper Gmail integration, will let you place video calls from your inbox
4 years, 10 months ago

Google Meet gets deeper Gmail integration, will let you place video calls from your inbox

Firstpost  

Free access to Google Meet lets you host up to 100 participants for each of your virtual meetings. Some users have already started to see a link to launch Google Meet in the left sidebar of Gmail on web, reported The Verge. Last month, Google had said that Meet will be available for free starting early May and anyone with …

Google’s video conferencing platform Meet will now be free for anyone with an email ID
4 years, 11 months ago

Google’s video conferencing platform Meet will now be free for anyone with an email ID

Firstpost  

Google Meet lets a user admit or deny entry to a meeting, and mute or remove participants, if required. Google Meet, a video conferencing platform, will be available for free starting early May. Google Meet offers features such as simple scheduling and screen sharing, real-time captions and layouts that adapt to users’ preferences. Those who want to use the video …

Google Meet app now available for free amid COVID-19 lockdown to compete with Zoom
4 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet app now available for free amid COVID-19 lockdown to compete with Zoom

India TV News  

Inspired by the growing use of its video conferencing app Meet - 30 lakh new users joining the platform daily - Google on Wednesday announced to make it's premium video meeting app free for everyone in social distancing times. "With Google Meet becoming free for everyone, individual users will be able to host meetings with up to 100 participants and …

Google Meet app gets 30 lakh daily news users
4 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet app gets 30 lakh daily news users

India TV News  

As video conferencing becomes the new normal, Google is adding roughly 3 million new users on its Meets app daily and have seen a 30-fold increase in usage since January. There are now over 100 million daily Meet meeting participants, according to Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. And schools and businesses, in particular, are using our secure video conferencing …

Google Meet rolls out 16-participant tiled layout, low-light mode, Chrome tab sharing with audio, more
4 years, 11 months ago

Google Meet rolls out 16-participant tiled layout, low-light mode, Chrome tab sharing with audio, more

Firstpost  

To ensure that your meeting is disruption and noise-free, Google Meet will now filter out background distractions. Tiled layout for larger groups in calls Meet has now introduced expanded tile layouts which will allow users to see up to 16 participants at the same time. Higher-quality video content presentation with audio Users will now have the option to present a …

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 …

Hangouts Meet is now renamed as Google Meet, will aim at safer work video calls
4 years, 11 months ago

Hangouts Meet is now renamed as Google Meet, will aim at safer work video calls

Firstpost  

Google Meet prevents malicious attempts to guess the meeting ID and any unauthorised attempt to join it. Search giant Google’s popular Hangouts Meet will now be simply known as Google Meet. The development comes at a time when the use of Google Meet has increased as the Coronavirus pandemic has forced people to work from home. The blogpost also highlights …

Coronavirus lockdown: Google Duo extends max participants in video conference to 12
5 years ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Google Duo extends max participants in video conference to 12

Firstpost  

Now Google Duo, Google’s Android video calling app, has decided to increase the maximum number of participants in video conference calls With people staying at home to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic, social media and video calls are the new ways to hangout. Now Google Duo, Google’s Android video calling app, has decided to increase the maximum number of …

Google Duo now allows for up to 12 people on a single group chat
5 years ago

Google Duo now allows for up to 12 people on a single group chat

India TV News  

Google has updated its popular Duo chat app by increasing the group video user limit from 8 to 12 people into a single group call to help more people stay connected and practice social distancing. The new 12-person limit compares to eight for a house party, 32 for Apple's FaceTime, 50 for Skype and Messenger, and 100 for Zoom's free …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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, 3 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, 3 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 …

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

Google 'Hangouts Meet' tool and Slack lookalike 'Hangouts Chat' launched, only for enterprise users
8 years ago

Google 'Hangouts Meet' tool and Slack lookalike 'Hangouts Chat' launched, only for enterprise users

Firstpost  

Hangouts has been way behind in terms of features and has been in limbo for a very long time. Hangouts Meet basically strips out the complexity of video conferencing by eliminating the need for plugins, sign-ins, etc. Meet also supports full-screen presentations, tight-integration with Google Suite and a dial-in option for enterprise customers. Interestingly, the new Hangouts Chat platform also …

Finally! Android users can now record and send videos on Google Hangouts
8 years, 8 months ago

Finally! Android users can now record and send videos on Google Hangouts

India TV News  

New Delhi: Google has updated Hangouts for Android, a development that will allow users to record and send videos. This update has come two years after it updated its iOS Hangouts app with the ability to send videos. Once the update arrives on their local Google Play Store, users can record up to a minute of footage from inside the …

Google lets you invite non-Google users to Hangouts
9 years, 4 months ago

Google lets you invite non-Google users to Hangouts

Firstpost  

Google has announced a new feature for Hangouts chat and video calling app. This will allow meeting organisers to invite even those users to calls who don’t have Google accounts. In order to help give control and security over meetings, users will also get a prompt to accept/deny their entry whether using web, mobile or Chromebox for meetings. Talking about …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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

No voice calls with Google Hangouts upgrade

Firstpost  

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 …

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 …

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