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Google Actually Recommends That You Use Messenger for SMS Over Hangouts

Kellen May 6, 2015 256

For months, we were confused as to why Google created and introduced their own Messenger app when we were all expecting Google Hangouts to become the standard for all messaging needs throughout Google's services. From instant messaging to texting and MMS to in...

Pushbullet Update Adds Quick Replying Via Computer to Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook, Other Services

Kellen February 17, 2015 23

Pushbullet issued an update this morning that brings even more phone-to-computer-back-to-phone-again integration, similarly to how their previously introduced SMS-reply function works. In the latest update, the Pushbullet team added direct replying via...

Coffee is a Voice-Free SMS App for Android Wear With Hundreds of Pre-Loaded Messages

Kellen December 18, 2014 13

Like the idea of being able to send messages through an Android Wear device without having to pull out your phone? OK, that's good because that's one of the platform's best features. But what about those times where you don't want to use your voice to dictate...

Today’s Hangouts Update Included a Couple of Google Voice Integration Improvements Too

Kellen December 10, 2014 99

In today's Hangouts update, two new features that weren't previously mentioned have been pointed out by Mayur Kamat, who is the product manager of Google Voice and Hangouts. Kamat notes that it is now much easier to toggle between your Google Voice and...

Pushbullet Update Allows You to Send Texts Right From Your Computer

Kellen November 5, 2014 45

A couple of months back, Pushbullet received an update that allowed users to quickly reply to text messages from within their computer's browser. Thanks to an update today, that functionality has expanded to allow users to initiate new text (SMS) messages...

Tuesday Poll: SMS in Hangouts or Separate SMS App?

Kellen September 30, 2014 292

Google introduced SMS to Hangouts back in November of last year, a move that seemed to pave the way for users to be able to specify a default SMS app in Android 4.4 and give us the option to use a single app for all messaging. For someone like me, who rarely...

Tip: Send SMS and MMS in Gmail or the Chrome Hangouts Extension Using Your Google Voice Number

Kellen September 13, 2014 132

With the Google Voice and Hangouts merger in full swing (again), most of you who use a combination of the service are now noticing an added benefit - SMS and MMS through both Gmail and the Chrome extension for Hangouts. If you have a Google Voice number that...

MMS Now a Part of Google Voice…Hangouts…Sort Of

Kellen September 10, 2014 121

Now that Google Voice and Hangouts have merged, we are starting to dive in and see how things have changed and if new features have been added. The first thing we tested was sending a text through Hangouts using our Google Voice number. After that went through...