There was a time when Google Hangouts forced us to interact with the web browser to engage in conversations - now it's obviously no longer the case.
Never again, says Google. Indeed, the company announced in an article on its official blog that Google Hangouts has been updated and now appear your office without being tied to your browser , just like what you see in the image below.
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As can be seen, the new version of Hangouts has a minimalist design that appears on the right side of your screen . Want to start a new conversation? Click on the green icon Hangouts. From there you will see two tabs.
The tab on the left shows you a list of your friends. Click one of them to open a new conversation. The right tab organizes your conversations latest emphasis. Each conversation is represented by a circular icon that corresponds to the main image of each user of the platform.
Alternatively call people via voice and video call, as in the previous version of Hangouts. " If you use Google Voice, the application includes full support for Google Voice, so you can make and receive calls, and get your voicemail and SMS directly Hangouts " says a Google engineer, David Levin.
The least one can say is that the design of these "bubbles" strangely resembles that Facebook has introduced Messenger. You will be able to drag the icons of your contacts anywhere on the screen, or click the Hangout icon to close the application. Chat windows will be minimized automatically when they are not active.
Hangouts runs as a native application that can run in the background . If you use a Windows computer, you can launch the application from the Start menu, pin it to the taskbar, or switch between Hangouts and other applications using the Alt + Tab keys.
The update of the Hangouts application is specific to Chrome for Windows and Chrome OS. It is available now.
If you have already installed the extension Hangouts, Google says you should receive the new features as soon as possible.
Never again, says Google. Indeed, the company announced in an article on its official blog that Google Hangouts has been updated and now appear your office without being tied to your browser , just like what you see in the image below.
See also : Now you can run CyanogenMod Android One
As can be seen, the new version of Hangouts has a minimalist design that appears on the right side of your screen . Want to start a new conversation? Click on the green icon Hangouts. From there you will see two tabs.
Alternatively call people via voice and video call, as in the previous version of Hangouts. " If you use Google Voice, the application includes full support for Google Voice, so you can make and receive calls, and get your voicemail and SMS directly Hangouts " says a Google engineer, David Levin.
The least one can say is that the design of these "bubbles" strangely resembles that Facebook has introduced Messenger. You will be able to drag the icons of your contacts anywhere on the screen, or click the Hangout icon to close the application. Chat windows will be minimized automatically when they are not active.
Hangouts runs as a native application that can run in the background . If you use a Windows computer, you can launch the application from the Start menu, pin it to the taskbar, or switch between Hangouts and other applications using the Alt + Tab keys.
The update of the Hangouts application is specific to Chrome for Windows and Chrome OS. It is available now.
If you have already installed the extension Hangouts, Google says you should receive the new features as soon as possible.