* Mobile carrier and ISP charges may apply. * Unlike the Chat for Google app, Hangouts doesn’t support “invisible status”. Chat is the newer and preferred platform to use for Google Workspace customers. After you see an alert, it’ll be removed on other devices. How is Google Chat different from Hangouts.
* View and continue your conversations across devices. Keep conversations in a single window or pop out the important ones. * Position Hangouts anywhere on your screen, even if you have more than one monitor. * Use Hangouts and get notifications as you move from tab to tab in Chrome, or even without a Chrome window open. Available on mobile or on desktop, start making video or voice. * Connect your Google Voice account to make calls, send and receive SMS, and access your voicemail. Google Hangouts - Get Started with Hangouts on Desktop or Mobile Use Google Hangouts to keep in touch with one person or a group. * Keep a record of any conversation for just a short period of time by turning history off. * See what you chatted about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history. * Snooze your notifications so you can respond later. * Message friends anytime, even if they’re offline. * Keep in touch with friends across Android, iOS, and the web, and sync chats across all your devices.
* Say more with photos, videos, maps, emoji, stickers, and animated GIFs.Turn any conversation into a free group video call with up to 10 friends. * Include all your friends with group chats for up to 150 people. Message friends, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group. You are no longer able to use classic Hangouts on most. Browse a list of Google products designed to help you work and play, stay organized, get answers, keep in touch. Classic Hangouts is being replaced by Google Chat for everyone. If you have classic Hangouts calling credit, you can request a refund of your eligible credit. We'll share more specific guidance on what steps you can take when we begin the transition process.Hangouts brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. If you’re in the US, you can continue to make phone calls by upgrading to Google Voice. Send automated emails, organize your inbox and search through conversations in. To ensure a smooth transition, we will help automatically migrate your Hangouts conversations, along with contacts and saved history. Integrate Google Hangouts Chat and Microsoft Outlook the way you want. When you click Hangout theyll receive a phone call and will join.
Starting in the first half of 2021, everyone can begin upgrading from Hangouts to Chat. To add the phone-only user, click the +telephone icon, and then enter their phone number. In addition, Chat features the same strong phishing protections we built in Gmail, so if a link is sent to you via Chat, it will be checked against real-time data from Safe Browsing and flagged if it’s found to be malicious.
With Chat, you can more easily plan with others on goals and similar interests, share and collaborate on files, and assign tasks to help keep everyone on the same page. Chat includes familiar Hangouts features like direct and group messaging, with helpful additions like send to inbox, faster search, emoji reactions and suggested replies. Next year, Chat will become available as a free service-both in the integrated experience in Gmail and the Chat standalone app. Google Chat for everyone coming next year