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Questions tagged [google-hangouts]

For questions related to the Hangouts app for Android.

Google Hangouts is a cross-platform instant message and video chat service. It launched in May, 2013, as a consolidation of Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, and Hangouts (which was previously only for video chat). Starting with the Nexus 5, the Hangouts Android app also serves as the default SMS/MMS application on Google's Nexus devices.

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How to disable Hangouts?

I have an HTC One, and I went to Settings -> Apps -> All to disable a few apps I didn't want on my phone (7digital, Facebook, Google Play Music, Google+). The apps are now gone and the update notifications disapeared for these apps in Google…
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Identify if a user is online in Google Hangout

How can I know if a user is online or offline in Google Hangout? In the Hangout on Gmail web it shows a green line under the user's profile pic. But there no such thing in Android app.
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Google Hangouts keeps history regardless of settings

I use Hangouts to chat with friends. As I don't want to keep history, I set it to be turned off. So whenever I chat, in the input line I see a constant message of "History is turned off". However, when I open Hangouts again, I can see messages that…
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Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error

I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message: Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again How can I fix…
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how do i delete a photo from a hangouts conversation

i sent a picture using Hangouts. I don't want the picture in the conversation thread. how do i delete just that picture, but leave all the other texts in the thread?
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Activate text to speech

I want to activate text to speech in Google hangouts in my nexus 5 phone so that messages can be read aloud . I couldn't figure it out. Please guide me. Can this service be used in Gmail and whatsapp. If yes then how
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Stop Hangouts sending message when enter is pressed

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently. It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I accidentally press enter, causing me to send…
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How to revert to Google Hangouts from Google Chat?

My close relative have a phone which have both Hangouts and Chat installed. Chat does not have integrated Voice and Video call function. IMO, Chat is significantly inferior than Hangouts. So I still prefer Hangouts over Chat to communicate. It used…
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Audio only calls with google hangouts

Is there a way to make audio only calls with Hangouts? My data plan is very limited (100 MB), and I do not want to waste it on video.
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Does sending images on Google Hangouts count towards my Google account storage space?

Does sending images on Google Hangouts (Android application) count towards my Google account storage space? I don't see why it would, but right after sending some images via Google Hangouts I received an email regarding my Google account storage, so…
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Hangouts Notification - SMS no longer supported

I just got an Android tablet (Lenovo 4 8") after using an iPad for a couple of years or so. I'm getting the "SMS is no longer supported" notification from Hangouts repeatedly and I can't seem to get rid of it. I've tried opening Hangouts and…
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Will hangouts phone call use data or cellular

I am going on a roadtrip from Canada to the USA. I am purchasing a ATandT sim card that only allows for US calls and texts (at a reasonable price). I want to use hangouts to call people, but have never used this feature. Does a hangout phone call…
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(feature discontinued) Google Hangouts phone app: How to start a group SMS where one of the recipients is a Hangouts user?

I'm actually answering my own question here, and the purpose for this is because the question hasn't been clearly stated before. Imagine the following scenario: I have a friend named Joe who uses Google Hangouts on his cell phone I have a friend…
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Hangouts SMS: Keep same conversation when contact gets a new phone number

I'm using Hangouts and a contact recently changed her phone number. Now I have one conversation with her old number and one with her name on it in my Hangouts. Is there any way to merge these conversations? I'd prefer not to continue to have both…
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Hangouts can't connect to server - Android phone

I was using my Hotmail account for a very long time for hangouts and other Google services. Today I create a Gmail account on top of my existing Hotmail Google services. This is supposed to mean that the Google email is now the primary way to access…
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