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Title: Get to know the new Google Hangouts for iOS Post by: HCK on March 06, 2014, 02:00:19 pm Get to know the new Google Hangouts for iOS
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Google launched a major overhaul of its Hangouts app for iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hangouts/id643496868?mt=8) on Thursday, adding features that may threaten other popular messaging apps that have been hogging the spotlight as of late (I’m looking at you, WhatsApp (http://www.techhive.com/article/2099509/with-whatsapp-buy-facebook-wants-to-become-the-only-network-you-need.html)). These new features include stickers and emojis, short-form video messaging, and location sharing—all of which can be found in competing apps.</p><p> This update couldn’t come at a better time: Smartphone users now expect more from a messaging service than simple text communication, and as there's no shortage of feature-rich messaging apps to choose from, Google had to boost Hangouts’ appeal to keep up. At first look, Hangouts 2.0 seems like a safe update that combines essential pieces of other messaging clients with a clean, Google-esque experience.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2103480/get-to-know-the-new-google-hangouts-for-ios.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Get to know the new Google Hangouts for iOS (http://www.macworld.com/article/2103480/get-to-know-the-new-google-hangouts-for-ios.html#tk.rss_all) |