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Google Hangouts - New web app for Google Hangouts cross-device messaging app

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Really liked the look of it at first, but really disappointed they have not taken the chat window forward - its still the small box on the side of the screen. Would like to see a better interface for it.
Agreed. The tiny box is very limiting - particularly when trying to use Hangouts as an office tool. Ever try pasting a code snippet? The worst. That's compounded by the lack of robust text formatting options.
I am just worried that like with so many other projects Google will abandon development of Google hangouts. They will realize that it is not going to compete with Skype or all the other messaging apps. They will look at the revenue it could make and they will say, "It can't compete with Adwords, so why bother?" This is why I avoid Google Hangouts like the plague. I only use it when video chatting with 1 person who is really into it. So it will not get an upvote from me.
agree. but it makes so much sense in their "online office" toolchain it's really hard to imagine google going forward w/o it
it's unlikely Google will abandon Hangouts consider how much they rely on them internally.
Did anyone else notice that there are essentially 2 menu buttons on the left? The "menu" button and the "more" button do exactly the same thing.
Love it. Use Hangouts every day and never use sms, facebook messenger or the always-broken whatsapp anymore. The new UI is very nice but would still love to see a native windows/linux app for this (using the chrome app for now)
Looks awesome. Happy they finally make it a true standalone product
yeah, I guess it's easier to access now... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So this is for people who don't use chrome right? 'cause if you use chrome, or don't care about having it run in the background, there is a way better plugin then this web page, and then the android app chrome app for those that prefer that style.
Lovely that this exists, but Common Hangouts ( by —is glorious and significantly better.
Let the disassembly of Google+ continue!
Is there some way to integrate Google Hangouts in a private website (e.g. community) where a member can start a video talk about a specific topic and other users can connect to it to participate and/or listen. Of course we would like to list the current running and upcoming topics on our site.
Google Hangouts shared links might help you out here. You can share them like you'd share public google docs
Seems fine. I'll give this a go for a bit and see where it leads. I use google hangouts quite a bit already and like that it is tethered to my gmail - which is always open. Thanks for sharing Andreas :)
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