

It also includes Spaces, a dedicated place for topic-based collaboration.Īdditionally, Groups and teams can share ideas, work on documents, and manage files and tasks, all from a single location with the new integrated view in Gmail, which makes it easier to use Chat alongside Gmail inbox, Spaces, and Meet. “We have continued to invest in Chat to help people better collaborate and express themselves, and now we are taking steps to help remaining Hangouts users move to Chat,” Ravi Kanneganti, Product Manager, Google Chat, wrote in a blog post.Īccording to the tech giant, moving to Google Chat will allow users to edit Docs, Slides or Sheets with side-by-side editing, making it easier to collaborate while continuing the conversation. Google has also highlighted how Chat is a ‘better way to connect and collaborate’, and wants its users to take advantage of its modern features and integration with other Google Workspace products. However, those who wish to keep a copy of their Hangouts data can use Google Takeout to download their data before the platform shuts down. If this all sounds too complicated, video isn’t important for your use, or you have more than 10 people that need to connect (which makes a video call nearly impossible anywya), choose our Free Conference Call with Web Control option.For the majority of the users, conversations will be automatically migrated from Hangouts to Chat. This Google Voice account will not have all the features of Google Voice. Phone calls in Hangouts create a limited Google Voice account so that you can manage the basics, such as calling credit and call history.The phone participant can use their phone to mute themselves.

The phone participant can’t mute anyone and can’t be muted.Anyone in the video call can make or end the phone call.Each video call participant can only dial in one phone participant.Things you should know about adding a phone caller to a video call Click the green invite button at the top, and enter a phone number.

You may choose to add phone users to your Video Call, too, to get more people on the line.
