Hangouts: what is this program?

If you're using an Android smartphone or tablet, you've probably seen an app called Hangouts. It is an instant messaging software developed by Google. It should be noted that the Hangouts application has actually replaced three other messengers for messaging at once: these are Google Talk, Google+ Chats and the video chat service Google+ Hangouts. In addition, Hangouts can even be used for live streaming on YouTube.

An important factor is that the program uses the same Google account that you use, for example, in the Google Play Store, although Hangouts supports the ability to add additional accounts.

What is Hangouts for?

Hangouts appeared in 2013 and combined several services. With it, the user can communicate with other participants, and there can be several dozen of them at the same time. The application can be used both on mobile devices and in desktop web browsers, which are built on the basis of the Chromium engine.

Among other things, the application allows participants to specify their location, upload an image, send SMS messages, create a video conference, and more.

Interestingly, if the interlocutor is offline, and you sent him a message, it will be delivered to him as soon as he enters the network.

And yet one of the most interesting features of the messenger is video communication. In this regard, Hangouts is almost the main competitor of the well-known program Skype.

By the way, you can even log into Hangouts from the Google Mail interface - your Gmail.com mailbox!

Where to download Hangouts?

Hangouts is available for various platforms including Windows, Android, and even iOS. Since our site is dedicated to the Android operating system, we will tell you how to download the application to your smartphone or tablet from the Google Play Store.

But before we start, we strongly recommend that you make sure that the application is not already installed on your device. If not, open the Google Play Store and type Hangouts in the search bar.

Select an application. On the application page, click "Install".

Wait for the app to install on your device.

Launch the app, find contacts and start chatting.

Please note that no account is required as the current Google account on the device is used. However, you can add another account through your Hangouts settings.