How to Use Google Hangouts on Your Smartphone

According to Google Hangouts is a unified communications service that allows members to initiate and participate in text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. Hangouts are built into Google+ and Gmail, and mobile Hangouts apps are available for iOS and Android devices

How does a Google Hangout work?

Open hangouts.google.com or on the sidebar in Gmail. Select a person from the Hangouts list or search for their name or email address. When you find the person you want, click their name. You can also check multiple people to start a group video call.

Is Google Hangout free?

In 2016 Google upgraded Hangouts to 25 concurrent users in HD video for Work/Education. The new Google Hangouts app on iOS integrates a Google Voice number to some extent, but on Android the SMS support in Hangouts doesn’t fully integrate with Google Voice for calls or texts.

How much does it cost to use Google Hangouts?

If you have a Google Voice number and Google Hangouts enabled, you can receive and make phone calls. Calls from anywhere to the U.S. and Canada are free. Skype-to-Skype calls are free, but Skype-to-phone calling requires a Skype subscription. U.S. and Canada subscriptions cost $2.99 per month.

How do I get rid of hangouts?

Sign out of Hangouts and use another app

1. Open the Hangouts app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap your Google Account.
5. Scroll to the bottom and tap Sign out.

How to Use Google Hangouts on Your Smartphone

Google Hangouts app is available for iOS and Android smartphones and mobile devices. Hangouts replaced Google Talk and integrates with Google+ and Google Voice. It allows you to make free voice and video calls, including video conferencing with up to 10 participants. It is also available for desktop and laptop computers, so it synchronizes across all your devices. Hangouts is also a texting tool, although Google encourages users to move to the new Google All apps for text messaging.

Hangouts Transition

Google Hangouts is undergoing a transition. Although the Hangouts app is still available, Google announced in early 2017 that the company was migrating Hangouts to two products: Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat, both of which have been released.

Now What is google Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet?

Hangouts Chat, allows users to hold text or video chats directly from a Gmail window, mobile device, Chrome browser, or desktop app. Hangouts chat is enabled by default for all new domains.

Google’s take on modern workplace communication, is now generally available and is becoming a core part of G Suite. Hangouts Chat was first announced at Google Cloud Next 2017, together with Hangouts Meet. While Meet went right into public availability, though, Chat went into an invite-only preview. Now, Google is rolling Chat out to all G Suite users over the course of the next seven days (so if you don’t see it yet, don’t despair).

For all intents and purposes, Hangouts Chat is Google’s take on Slack, Microsoft Teams and similar projects. Since Google first announced this project, Atlassian also joined the fray with the launch of Stride. Like its competitors, Chat is available on iOS, Android and the web.

What You Need

Google Hangouts runs on all modern iOS and Android smartphones. Download the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store.

You need an internet connection on your device. For best results, use a high-speed Wi-Fi connection. The video call feature requires a speed of at least 1Mbps for a one-to-one conversation. The quality of the voice and video depends on that. You can use a cellular connection, but unless you have an unlimited data plan on your smartphone, you can quickly run up an expensive data charge.

Log in to your Google account. Once you log in on your mobile device, you are set to use the app every day without logging in again.

Holding a Hangout

Starting a Hangout is easy. Just tap the app and click on the + on the screen. You are prompted to choose the contact or contacts you want to invite to your Hangout. If you have your contacts sorted into groups, you can choose a group.

In the screen that opens, click the video icon at the top of the screen to initiate a one-to-one or group video call.

 Click the phone receiver icon to begin a voice call. Send messages from the bottom of the screen. You can attach photos or emojis by tapping the appropriate icons.

How to set an “online appointment” using Google Hangout

You can offer your clients to schedule an Online meeting with you using vCita, and use Google Hangout for the video conference.
Once the appointment is scheduled, you and your client will both receive an email notification with a link to connect to Google+ Hangout video.

Follow these steps:

1. On your Google calendar, create a new event for a year from now (this is just a dummy event – doesn’t matter what’s in it)
2. Click on Add Google+ Hangout under Video call section 
3. 
   
4. Click on the Save button to save the event.
5. Select the event on your calendar and click on
   
6. Right click on Join Google+ Hangout and select Copy link address
   
7. Now go to your vCita dashboard at http://www.foodforbloggers.com and select Services settings page
8. Click on Add Service or Edit an existing one
   
9. Click on Edit next to “General” and give it a name of your choice (e.g. “30minute Google Hangout”)
10. Then click on Edit under Schedulingsection
    
11. From the Appointment Type drop down list select Online – Other URLand in the URL text box paste the link copied from your Google calendar.
    
12. Click Save then Done

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