Google announced today that it’s adding “guest access” to Hangouts, allowing users without Google accounts to join a Hangout. Google notes that the feature is something that has been highly requested by businesses, giving them an option to easily invite…
20 Nov In Google Apps, HangoutsIn a sign that its Hangouts messaging platform is becoming more important to the company, and that Google+ is becoming somewhat less important, Google has given Hangouts its own dedicated website found at hangouts.google.com. Jordanna Chord, a software engineer at Google, posted the…
18 Aug In Google Apps, HangoutsGoogle’s given the Hangouts Chrome app a new lick of paint – implementing its Material Design aesthetic and bringing all your contacts together in a single window, with chats on the right. It’s a big improvement. The new simplified version will be particularly pleasing to…
22 May In HangoutsLast week, Google asked how you use Google Apps outside of work. 51% of you chat with friends on Hangouts. See the results below:
07 May In Google Apps, Google for Work, HangoutsFirst noticed by Florian Kiersch on Google+, Google appears to be testing a new meetings service. Google Meetings, also referred to as GMeet, appears to allow users to schedule and join teleconference calls with one click. Instead of having to dial into…
08 Apr In Hangouts, New TechGoogle is testing an interesting new feature in search, as spotted by one Matt Gibstein on Twitter. As you can see in the above screenshot, there’s a small “Chat” icon next to the phone number of a business called “Dizengoff” in Philadelphia—and it looks like…
31 Mar In HangoutsHangouts in Gmail have recently introduced two new handy features, making it easier to find, connect and to know when your contacts are available to chat. The majority of people have their favourite contacts in Hangouts, so to improve the functionality to find and connect…
30 Mar In Hangouts