Hangouts Chat Out of Beta and Available to G Suite Users
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Hangouts Chat Out of Beta and Available to G Suite Users

Almost a year ago today, Google announced its new vision for Hangouts. It would break Hangouts apart into two apps – Meet and Chat – while adding advanced features to them. Meet was available pretty quickly to most, but Hangouts Chat has only been in beta or as a part of an Early Access Program. Today, Hangouts Chat leaves that EAP and will be available to all G Suite users as a core application.

What’s different about Hangouts Chat? While we have yet to use it (don’t worry, we will use it soon), you’ll see a fair amount of people compare it to Slack. Hangouts Chat is Google’s take on the modern project management, group messaging application. You can chat with everyone in your organization, make groups, and that sort of thing, of course, but the app includes integrations from other apps too. You’ll be able to work with Drive applications easily within chats, there are bots in chats to help you set meetings and find files, and companies like Kayak, Vonage, Uberconference, Freshdesk, and others have all setup shop within Chat.

In order to get Hangouts Chat, you’ll need your G Suite admin to turn it on for everyone. Once that happens, you can hit up the link below to install Android, iOS, and desktop apps.

Google says that it should be available to everyone over the next 7 days.

Hangouts Chat Link

// Google | G Suite Blog

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Kellen

It’s not often that you get to merge personal passions into a professional life, but that’s what Kellen did when he launched Droid Life in 2009. After working years of unsatisfying jobs in the medical and property management fields, he took a risk to try and create an online community while playing with the coolest gadgets on the planet each day, a risk that has turned out to be incredibly rewarding. Outside of Droid Life, Kellen is your typical Portlander who drinks way too much good beer, complains often about the Trail Blazers, and can be found out on the streets for a run, rain or shine.

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15 Comments

  • I remember how happy I was back when they allowed Hangouts to handle both SMS and MMS, so I could use it as my only text messaging application. It was great! And then…

  • This is getting ridiculous.
    Android Messages, Allo, Duo, Hangouts, Hangouts Chat.
    Android Pay is Google Pay now, not to be confused with Google Pay Send, wich is the old Google Wallet.

    This is why people use iPhones.

    • You forgot Hangouts Meet. Tried the Hangouts Chat app. For being in early access for over a year, you’d think it’s be polished up. It’s rubbish. Bland white UI. No navigation pull out drawer. Can’t switch accounts. No settings. Clunky and barely usable. Literally whipped up by one of their Jr. Interns in less than 30 min.

  • so wait – what happens to the hangouts I’m still currently using in favor of the other stupid ones they tried to make people move to?

    • Gℴℴgle pays me 97 dollars per-hour to work working off of a home computer … Work only for only few hours & fun greater time with your friends .. Any one can also join this chance!!this Wednesday I bought a top of the range Fiat Panda just after earnin $12458 this five weeks .it is truly my favourite-job however you will not forgive yourself if you don’t go to this.!zf451t:➛➛➛ http://GoogleStyleOnlineIncome/earn/cash/$99/hourly… ♥♥d♥♥h♥♥♥i♥♥q♥♥y♥♥d♥p♥♥w♥i♥♥♥q♥l♥♥♥l♥y♥♥♥a♥♥♥t♥♥♥h♥♥♥f♥♥♥u♥♥♥p♥♥♥b♥♥d♥♥z♥d♥l♥♥g::!sh1002r:uapcas

    • Nothing happens. That’s the irony of all of this. The once big dream of merging everything into a stable platform is gone. They prefer to separate things out. The more apps the better.

  • I finally see the light. This is not just another failed Google messaging app (though the name sure does make you think that — my gosh Google). This is another ecosystem entirely. Wow okay I’d like to try it. But wait a minute wtphreek, I have to install a local Windows software application?!

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