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    Google Meet is Live!

    The company has finally transitioned Hangouts video to Google Meet. Watch out, Zoom!
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    Google ditches the transparent UI for Hangouts's Chrome extension

    The Google Hangouts desktop application used to have an option that let you enable a transparent chat-bubble UI. However, the latest update to the Chrome extension shows that this option is no longer available and negative reviews have been streaming in.
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    Unless you're a Project Fi customer, today is the last day Hangouts supports SMS

    Back in March, Google announced they would be removing SMS support from Google Hangouts on May 22nd. The day has come so unless you're a Project Fi customer, then you'll no longer be able to use Hangouts for SMS.
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  4. Android News

    Study shows which popular messaging applications use more data

    Some people have gone in and tested some of the most popular messaging applications to see which ones use more of your mobile data. Telegram, WhatsApp and Hangouts perform the best, while applications like Skype and Facebook Messenger use a lot of data.
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  5. Android News

    Google wants to take on Slack with the new Hangouts

    Google has announced a brand new overhaul for Hangouts. This one aims to make Hangouts an enterprise tool for colleagues to talk, meet, and collaborate on anything they need. It would compete with the likes of Slack, a widely-used corporate messaging tool.
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    Google brings the ability to jump right back into the conversation in Google Hangouts

    G Suite customers who use Google Hangouts now have the ability to quickly jump up to the first unread message and jump down to new messages when going back into the application.
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  7. Android News

    The APK for Hangouts version 16 is now available to download

    Google has just started to roll out version 16 of Hangouts and you can download it now from trusted sources like APK Mirror. It's unclear what changes are included in this update right now though.
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  8. Android News

    Google says they're shutting down the Google Hangouts API on April 25th

    If you use an application that relies on Google Hangouts, the developer will need to push out an update quick. Google is in the process of killing the Hangouts API, and it will no longer function after April 25th.
  9. Android News

    Google no longer requires phone makers to include Hangouts on their phones

    In case you don't know, Google's licensing agreements mandate certain Google apps be pre-installed if they want to be able to load Google Play on the phone. One of the apps in the package -- Hangouts -- is now being made optional instead of a requirement. Duo is directly replacing Hangouts in...
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    Google is updating the Hangouts Chrome extension with a new UI to match its Chrome app counterpart

    Last year, Google released an updated version of the Hangouts Chrome application with a new UI and other changes. After announcing the end of Chrome apps, Google has now updated the Hangouts Chrome extension with a similar look and users will be able to use this new UI starting on August 31.
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  11. Android News

    Google announces new group chat features for Hangouts 11

    The new Hangouts update will let you create a short link to your group chats so you can easily invite other people to them. It lets you search for group chats from within the contacts list, and they're giving you additional controls for managing group chat access.
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    How to make free Wi-Fi calls with Google Hangouts for Android

    Android Central has published an in-depth tutorial to help users make free Wi-Fi calls using Hangouts for Android.
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    Google Hangouts update finally bringing video messaging to Android

    Merged SMS and Hangout messages may be gone with the latest update to the Hangouts app, but Google has finally added video messaging for Android - a feature that's been available for the iOS version of the app for some time. The app now allows you to record 60-second videos (or attach a video...
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    Latest update to Hangouts has removed conversation merging

    Google just pushed out version 11 of Hangouts and while it does add a new feature into it, the company has also removed a feature too. The Conversation Merging feature was removed from Hangouts and Google says it was because it "caused user confusion and had low usage."
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    Version 11 of Hangouts is now available to sideload

    Google recently updated their Hangouts app for iOS and now the app update is finally out on Android. There's no official changelog just yet, but people are reporting that the update finally adds video messaging to the service.
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    Some users are being asked about casting Chrome tabs to cloud-based services, like Hangouts

    Not only are there people getting prompted about enabling the ability to cast to cloud-based services "like Google Hangouts", but Google has also published a Support page for it in their Chromecast Help section as well. It's unclear what other cloud-based services Google has in mind for this...
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    You can ask Google developers questions about Firebase during a live Hangouts session on May 26th

    The Firebase co-founder James Tamplin, and developer advocate Mgnus Hyttsten will be hosting a live Hangouts session on May 26th at 3PM Pacific. The two will be talking about the latest Firebase update, and will also be taking questions from the audience (for those who register). So if you're a...
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    7 Tips & Tricks for Google Hangouts on Android

    Google Hangouts is an essential app for most Android users, but are you getting as much mileage out of it as you can? These 7 tips and tricks from Phandroid make sure that one of the most used Android apps lives up to its potential.
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    Hangouts could finally get video messaging today

    Hangouts for iOS has enjoyed video attachments for some time, but the Android version has been left out. The Next Web reports an update is rolling out today with the feature, though we haven't yet seen it appear on Google Play or anywhere else.
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    Google is also offering free phone calls to Belgium and Turkey via Hangouts

    Just like we saw from Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless earlier today, Google will let anyone who uses the Google Hangouts Dialer application to call anyone in either Belgium and Turkey for free. Not only that, but Google has also started issuing special Google Now cards in the region with...
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    Google Hangouts will now use a peer-to-peer connection for voice calls if possible

    Google has made a little change to the way Google Hangouts voice calls are done. Before, all calls were routed from each person to a Google server and then handled that way. Now, if Google feels a peer-to-peer connection would be better, they'll simply do a direct connection between the two...
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    New easter egg in Hangouts lets you add ¯\(ツ)/¯ with a simple command

    Sage LaTorra says he likes to say ¯\(ツ)/¯ a lot in chats so he decided to add in an easter egg for it in the latest version of Hangouts. To do this, all you have to do is type the command “/shruggie” without the quotes and it will produce the shrug guy in a chat.
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    Google Hangouts 7.0 is suggesting users start to use Messenger for SMS

    Phandroid recently reported on the possibility of Google removing the SMS functionality of Hangouts and in the latest 7.0 update, we just might be seeing the first steps of this. Users are seeing a prompt that suggests they use the base Messenger application for SMS instead of Hangouts. This...
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    User sees a quick reply option in Google Hangouts

    One user is reporting that they are now getting the option to reply to texts from within a Hangouts notification card. It has been confirmed that this feature comes from the Hangouts v7 app update.
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