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Google Hangouts Takes Another Step Towards the End

Kellen July 19, 2021 15

Google Hangouts continues to creep towards its quiet death, reaching a new phase today that takes us one step closer to the end. Google is telling its Workspace (GSuite) customers that we are entering phase 4 and that means it's time to make a decision or...

Google Chat is Pretty Much Available to Everyone Now

Kellen June 14, 2021 42

The end of Hangouts will probably happen without anyone really noticing because Google has made its replacement readily available. This slow death of Hangouts has given people all the time in the world to transition over and get on Google Chat, the company's...

Google Chat Can be in Your Gmail App Now

Kellen April 5, 2021 11

I'm still not sure that Google has acknowledged the imminent death of Hangouts and the sneaky availability of Google Chat in recent weeks, but the rollout of Chat to more users in more places continues. If you happen to be the most productive human on Earth...

Google Chat Sure Seems to Be Going Live for People

Kellen March 1, 2021 20

About a month ago, the first signs of Google Chat opening up to the general population surfaced, with hints of a preview experience that would slow rollout Chat availability beyond the Google Workspace crowd. Over the weekend, that preview started going live,...

Hangouts Users May Soon Get Google Chat Beta Access

Kellen February 10, 2021 44

Google Hangouts is still alive and we're in 2021, if you can believe that. Google has yet to kill off the best messaging app it ever made, an app that was a feature tweak or two away from being the king. They will end its life soon, though, possibly by the end...

Beeper App Brings iMessage to Android Using Magical Jank Sauce

Tim January 21, 2021 22

There's a new app on the block, one that has everyone talking. It's called Beeper and to explain what it is, the app takes 15 of the most popular messaging platforms and crams them into a single interface, making your life much easier. And yes, iMessage is...

Thank You, Google, We Needed Another Messaging App

Kellen November 18, 2020 54

The big news out of Google today has to be their announcement of a new Google Pay experience that turns their payment platform into more than just a transactional space. Going forward, Google Pay will let you send and receive money, pay for goods in stores and...

Gmail With Chat, Meet, Rooms Tabs is Rolling Out to G Suite

Kellen August 12, 2020 9

About a month ago, Google shared their vision for the future of Gmail, which showed an email experience filled with Chat, Meet, and Rooms tabs. The focus for this new bloated experience was to bring an all-in-one location for you to get all of your work done...