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Hangouts is Now an Option for Making Calls on Google Voice

Kellen July 24, 2014 35

Google Voice and Hangouts will be merged at some point in the future, at least that is what Google keeps telling us. Google announced back at last year's I/O conference, again in October, and then again in March that Hangouts is the "future" of Voice, only...

Hangouts Debug Activates “Migrate” to Google Voice Menu, Doesn’t Work

Kellen July 1, 2014 56

What happens when you root your phone and tell it to "DebugAllTheThings?" You find interesting debugging menus in apps like Google Hangouts that activate never-before-seen pop-ups that mention things like migrating to Google Voice, so that you can receive...

Google Hangouts was Temporarily Down

Kellen June 23, 2014 31

Google Hangouts was down, but seems to be back, at least for us. Others on Twitter were reporting that other Google services were inaccessible, though I was able to access everything but Hangouts for a brief time. Still experiencing an outage on any of Google'...

Google Voice Receives Update to V0.4.3.8, Not Much to be Seen

Kellen June 11, 2014 47

Google Voice received a minor update today on Android to version 0.4.3.8, up from version 0.4.2.82. As you would expect with a minor jump in build number, there isn't much to see here. This does not appear to be a massive make-over or bring full Hangouts...

Google Hangouts Updates to V2.1.223 – Introduces Custom Sounds and Ringtones for Conversations (Updated)

Kellen June 4, 2014 102

Google Hangouts is receiving a new update today to version 2.1.223. The update, which is a jump from 2.1.100, appears to be pretty minor. So far, all I am seeing are a couple of new options in conversations that allow you set custom sounds for messages, as...

Hangouts 2.1+ Drains An Excessive Amount of Battery, Google Working on a Fix

Kyle May 20, 2014 81

SMS in Hangouts may have come a long way since its initial integration, but it is still quite rough around the edges. Case in point? A few users on Reddit and the Hangouts Google Group have reported experiencing higher-than-normal battery usage - as high as 30...

Google Services Experiencing Issues – How are Yours Holding Up? (Updated)

Kellen May 16, 2014 188

We are hearing a number of reports from readers who are experiencing issues with Google services. From Google Play to Gmail to Hangouts to Maps, many are not able to access information, receive messages, login, or install apps. We are experiencing some issues...

Google Hangouts 2.1.100 Rolling Out

Kellen May 5, 2014 76

An update to Google Hangouts on Android is rolling out today as build 2.1.100. The update is a minor bump up from build 2.1.076 and doesn't appear to include anything major. After spending a couple of minutes with it, we aren't even finding any differences. So...