Google Hangout Gets an Awesome Update

Hangouts has been a feature I’ve ignored for a very long time, until today that is. Someone at Google Headquarters (HQ) has decided to overhaul the underused feature to a level close enough that’s reminiscent of , before  purchased them and made once features available through a subscription to the service.

Google Hangout works just like Google’s video chats, except you’re allowed to add more than one person to the call (up to nine people), and you can even add groups of friends you created in Google+ thanks to Google Circle feature.

Something I often take part in on Skype is  link dumping. Google’s made life simpler by adding a YouTube  that allows everyone in the call that video without clicking a link. This feature is close to being the best thing about this new update. However, nothing beats dressing your friends up like a pirate and shouting ‘arrrgh’.

 

Hangouts in Gmail

 

Source: Official Gmail Blog

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10 comments

  1. I know how to push gmail contacts to the iphone but I want to push iPhone contacts to gmail and I don’t want to use a PC. Anyone know how?

  2. I have a list of contacts in Gmail listed in alphabetical order according to first names.
    However, I want the contacts listed in alphabetical order according to last names.
    How?

  3. The gMAIL i have used to make android account got deleted, and i want to change the email used without loosing my data. I tried, but i would loose my data if i did. I don’t have the materials to sync info. Help anyne?

  4. How do I monitor the list of emails deleted from trash in GMail or any other mail? Sometimes, we delete important messages along with other ads that come to our inbox. And we may never know about it as well. Is there a way or an app that can monitor my trash in GMail (or any other mail service) and report the emails that are deleted from trash? If not, is there are any app or method that comes close?

  5. Hi,

    I want to be able to store a Google spreadsheet in a Gmail folder so that it can be accessed and updated from within Gmail- rather than having to come out of Gmail and go into Google docs.

    I’d be grateful for any tips on how to do this.

    Thank you.

  6. I use to use my Gmail account to contact people on craigslist but then it keeps saving all those people on my Gmail chat. Which I never use. How do I delete all these strangers off my gmail chat?

    Please give me a walkthrough, I can never find a way to delete them.

    This isnt on my address book, its on the Gmail Chat.

  7. I’m in Iraq and have been using my email just fine. I try to log in about 4 days ago and it says my account has been locked or something and I can get a code through voice or text. Well I don’t have a phone. Why does gmail just expect everyone to have a phone or texting. Anyways I just want to get to my email. I’ve left gmail lots of helpdesk contact forms and still no answer.

  8. I am trying to set up a gmail account, and I don’t know how to transfer all of my yahoo contact to gmail. Can anyone help me?

  9. I use Gmail for my business email and would like to send emails to multiple recipients but for their protection hide the emails. I’ve seen this done on several other emails and want to know how to do it in Gmail. Thanks.

  10. In my inbox, gmail archives all the replies, forward, etc, from a subject in the same email. Is there an option that I could turn off to have all my email separate in my inbox?

    Thanks in advance.