Google Hangouts has positioned itself as a prominent communication tool that facilitates messaging, voice calls, and video chats, all under one roof. Developed by the tech giant Google in 2013, this ...

All Workspace customers were migrated to Google Chat earlier this year. Google announced today that classic Hangouts is going away for free users in October and laid out the migration plans to Chat.

Google has announced that starting today, people who are still using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app prompt asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. The company says the new prompt ...

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Google has been planning to end-of-life Classic Hangouts for Workspace users since 2018, but the mandatory switch to Google Chat is finally set to happen on March 22. It's the last step in a ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Google Hangouts is finally getting shut down. If you still use the ...

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 ...

Google has confirmed when it will shutter Hangouts. The popular messaging app that replaced GTalk will be permanently shut down in November 2022. Anyone who is still hanging out at Hangouts will be ...

Google was originally supposed to start the migration away from classic Hangouts to Chat in October 2019 for Workspace (previously G Suite) users. That switch was delayed, and the multi-stage plan did ...

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