Hangouts for Android

Hangouts for Android

hangouts.google.com
5.0 (2)

Description

Hangouts is a cross-platform messenger that supports instant text messaging, voice calls and video conferencing.

A trial launch of the service took place in 2013 in a browser – so developers from Google tried to combine three separate services at once into a multifunctional tool for communication and corporate interaction.

The experiment ended triumphantly – the messenger was able to press out some competitors immediately after the release, and was remembered by the public that is forced to keep in touch with colleagues at a distance. Hangouts with such communication copes with a plus. And the main reason for this is the original online broadcasts, which are allowed to be held in private via YouTube . The result of communication is not saved, but you can use chat, and in some cases even rewind the content. Hangouts lets you send and receive messages, voice chat, and free one-on-one and group video calls.

Developers suggest starting a conversation in Hangouts with classic registration, and not an account in the messenger, but an account in Google. Each new member is obliged to choose a nickname, enter a password and a mobile phone number, which will help restore access to the account if the authorization fails.

After preparing the account, it is important to understand the settings – specify the method of sending notifications (for each message, about calls or when receiving files, however, no one bothers to completely refuse any notifications), select a status, agree to display the platform used. If desired, the developers allow you to manage spam lists, black lists and even invitations. Well, where can we go without visual formation? Hangouts allows you to change the background, the way emoticons are displayed (with text or animated images), and other options that make it easier to understand.

If you have no problems with the settings, then the last step is to agree to sync Hangouts with your phone book. In less than five minutes, the contacts library will be filled to the brim, and then all that remains is to send invitations to friends and family and start free communication.

Hangouts Features

  • Chat with friends in groups of up to 150 people.
  • Share your status and add photos, videos, maps, emoticons, stickers and animated pictures to your messages.
  • Start a video meeting from any chat with up to 10 people.
  • Call any phone numbers (if the other person uses Hangouts, the call will be free).
  • Use your Google Voice account to call and send SMS and voice messages.
  • Communicate with your computer and Android and iOS devices: all chats are automatically synced.
  • Write to your friends at any time, even if they are not online: they will not miss your messages.

The public evaluates the development of Hangouts mostly positively: community members appreciate the availability of broadcasts, the sound quality and file transfer speed, praise the thoughtful interface and the protection of personal information. However, it also has some drawbacks – the disadvantages include extortionate prices for calls (especially to landlines), strange optimization due to which chats are loaded much longer than they should, and some network problems that arise when transferring multimedia.

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