6/19/2023 0 Comments Google hangouts archive saved![]() Unlike Hangouts, it looks as though Chat will get a tab in the Gmail mobile app, too (there’s already a Meet one there). When Google decides to pull the plug on Hangouts, it’ll be completely replaced by Google Chat - both as a standalone app you can run on your phone, and as a little box in the corner of Gmail on the web. The Google Chat interface in Google Workspace. Exactly what that means and exactly how it’s going to be done remains to be seen - and the timing might shift along the way, too - but we do know some details about how it’s all going to work. In the first half of 2021, Google says, Chat will fully replace Hangouts. In the last couple of months, Google has also retired Hangouts support for Google Fi and Google Voice integration, and removed the ability to call phone numbers through the Hangouts app as well.Įxpect more features to drop away from Hangouts in the weeks to come. This recent Meet integration shows how Google is picking away at the functionality of classic Hangouts, piece by piece. (As for Google Duo, the rumour is that it will be replaced by Google Meet eventually, but that’s yet to be confirmed.) Recently, Meet was introduced into classic Hangouts, so if you launch a group video call in Hangouts now, you’ll get a Google Meet link to share. Google Meet, meanwhile, is Google’s version of Zoom: It lets you video chat with one or lots of people. Google Chat is Google’s version of Slack or Microsoft Teams, so you can use it for direct messages or group discussions, either in private conversations or on private or public boards. Google Chat and Google Meet, the two services replacing Hangouts, focus on text chat and video calls, respectively. ![]() Google Chat, Google Meet, and Google Hangouts In 2020, they’re called Google Chat and Google Meet, and they’re going back to consumers to replace the app they originally grew out of. These two replacement products were first launched in 2017, as professional spin-offs of Hangouts for the workplace in G Suite originally called Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. There’s no getting away from it - you’re going to get moved over. The headline news for Google Hangouts users is that the service is going to be retired and replaced by two products migrating over from Google’s business product (formerly known as G Suite and now known as Google Workspace). Google’s messaging products are confusing, and it doesn’t help that Google has separate setups for individual users with personal accounts and those who log into Google services as part of their jobs, with features (such as Google Chat) rolling out at different times and in different ways. ![]() So if you’re a seasoned Hangouts user - after all, the service has been around for seven years at this point - what do you need to do to prepare? What’s going to happen to your years of chat logs? And what will replace the Hangouts box in your Gmail? In 2021, Google Hangouts is fading away and Google Chat is taking its place. ![]()
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