Android: Today Google updated the Hangouts app for Android, giving it a completely new look with Google’s Material Design. But more importantly, they’ve added new features that make the app more ...

As announced a week ago, Google is now in the process of shutting down classic Hangouts for free consumers. Many users are finding that they can no longer access Hangouts for Android and iOS today.

Google today announced a major update to its Hangouts app for Android and promised that the equivalent iOS update would be “coming soon.” The new features are aimed at making it easier to find your ...

As the time comes to put the old girl down, Google started messaging users about moving their organizations to Google Chat. Reading time 3 minutes Google is just about ready to let Hangouts die its ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

It looks like Google is moving its focus away from Hangouts and toward other solutions. Although not unexpected, the company today started sending emails to Mobile Service partners saying that ...

Google recently announced that it will officially kill Hangouts this fall. Many users already switched from Hangouts, as Google first announced that the service is going away back in 2020. That being ...

Google rips a core SMS feature out of Android's default messaging app. Awesome downgrade google. I don't care how someone is telling me something only that they are telling me something. Messenger ...