Tech giant Google has announced that it is discontinuing its instant messaging service Google Hangouts later this year. Google told the users that the company is starting the migration process for its users from Hangouts to the Chat platform. The tech giant confirmed that Hangouts is going away this year and users can download the data before November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The initiative to discontinue the messaging app was first announced in October 2020, but by November 2022, it will be completely shut down. According to the company, Chat has been updated with new tools and enhanced user integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a blog post, Ravi Kanneganti, Product Manager of Google Chat, said that the company is continuing its investment in Chat to help people engage and express themselves in a much better way. He further said the company is also taking steps to help remaining Hangouts users move to Chat. Users can download their Hangout data before November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who are using Google Hangouts will get a pop-up screen telling them to switch to Chat in Gmail or shift it to the Chat app. The pop-up also says that if you are using Hangouts on a PC, then the users will have to either shift to Chat on the Web or download the Chat web app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: Punjab cop shoots unarmed man in thigh claiming self-defence, faces action after video goes viral<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chat users will be able to edit files from Docs, Slides, and even Sheets because of the side-by-side editing feature. This will help users to engage in a conversation with their colleagues or friends and collaborate on different files. Google Chat will work as a competitor to other collaborative platforms like Teams, Slack. Flock and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, Google is introducing further advanced user experience features that will make Chat even more appealing to users. The company said that users will also be able to express themselves clearly and in a more entertaining way. The company also said that switching to the chat will be more fun whether you’re using emoticons with skin-tone selections, rich text editing to emphasize your messages, @mentions to let someone know in the group, or sending a GIF.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow is Google Chat different from Google Hangouts?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n