Google's approach to messaging has a reputation for being confusing, and so the search behemoth is trying to make a little clearer what's happening with Hangouts, Google Chat, and integration with ...

Google has announced its plan to move Google Hangouts users over to Google Chat next year. It's also making Chat a free service rather than restricting it to paying Google Workspace – formerly G Suite ...

Google is now receiving more backlash for asking users with free Hangouts accounts to be part of the newer Google Chat transition! Over the past couple of days, Google has been migrating its Hangouts ...

It’s time to talk about Google messaging again. The company’s latest blog lays out future plans for its suite of messaging services, which includes stripping features out of Google Hangouts as we head ...

When Hangouts launched in May 2013, product manager Nikhyl Singhal said that Google Voice integration was coming “soon.” The Web giant has taken its time, but sixteen months later, it’s finally ...

Google is, once again, changing up its messaging app strategy. The company plans to make Chat, its Slack-like app, free for everyone in 2021, when it will push people currently using Hangouts to use ...

Google announced yesterday that users in 25 countries will now get the first minute free on international calls to 25 countries they make via its Hangouts app. Google’s Hangouts app for desktops and ...

In late 2021, classic Hangouts will stop working for enterprise Workspace customers and only Google Chat will be available. Google is now beginning that process of deprecating the Hangouts app and ...

Google’s strategy around its messaging apps is nothing if not messy right now (hello Hangouts, Meet, Chat, Duo and Co.), but it looks like things will get a bit easier come next year. We already knew ...

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Eh, I don't think this is one of Google's "lets shut random things down earlier than they should"; 2013 is a long time ago, and it's okay to have a new product. Click to expand... This is an example ...