New admin policy and compliance controls for Google Hangouts chat

New admin policy and compliance controls for Google Hangouts chat

Google Hangouts provides an end-to-end chat solution for Google Apps customers, allowing people within an organization to securely communica... 14.15

Jay

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Google Hangouts provides an end-to-end chat solution for Google Apps customers, allowing people within an organization to securely communica...

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls on the Hangouts Android app and Chromebox for Meetings devices

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls on the Hangouts Android app and Chromebox for Meetings devices

Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that... 17.07

Jay

17.07

Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that...

Upcoming changes to NPAPI support in Chrome, impact on audio dialing in Google Talk

Upcoming changes to NPAPI support in Chrome, impact on audio dialing in Google Talk

In September 2013, we announced our plan to remove NPAPI support from Chrome, a change that will improve Chrome’s security, speed and stab... 11.14

Jay

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In September 2013, we announced our plan to remove NPAPI support from Chrome, a change that will improve Chrome’s security, speed and stab...

Better search experience for Hangouts in Gmail

Better search experience for Hangouts in Gmail

To make it easier to find and connect with your work contacts in Hangouts in Gmail, we’ll now display them as a distinct group as you start ... 13.54

Jay

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To make it easier to find and connect with your work contacts in Hangouts in Gmail, we’ll now display them as a distinct group as you start ...

“Last seen” indication in Hangouts

“Last seen” indication in Hangouts

To make it easier to know when people using Hangouts are available to chat, we’ve added timestamps as part of status (e.g. ‘last seen 2h ago... 16.36

Jay

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To make it easier to know when people using Hangouts are available to chat, we’ve added timestamps as part of status (e.g. ‘last seen 2h ago...

Custom status messages on the Hangouts iOS app

Custom status messages on the Hangouts iOS app

As launched recently for Hangouts in Gmail, the latest version of the Google Hangouts iOS app now includes the ability to add custom status... 12.23

Jay

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As launched recently for Hangouts in Gmail, the latest version of the Google Hangouts iOS app now includes the ability to add custom status...

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls on iOS

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls on iOS

Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that... 10.54

Jay

10.54

Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that...

Custom status messages for Google Hangouts

Custom status messages for Google Hangouts

People using Google Hangouts on the web can now add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Stat... 15.39

Jay

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People using Google Hangouts on the web can now add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Stat...

Admin control of link sharing for Hangouts video calls

Admin control of link sharing for Hangouts video calls

Last month, we launched the ability for Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external guests may request to... 11.13

Jay

11.13

Last month, we launched the ability for Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external guests may request to...

Better collaboration in Hangouts video calls

Better collaboration in Hangouts video calls

To make it easier to collaborate during Hangouts video calls, we’ve enabled the sharing of links to any Drive file directly from the chat wi... 10.52

Jay

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To make it easier to collaborate during Hangouts video calls, we’ve enabled the sharing of links to any Drive file directly from the chat wi...

Notification re: Google Talk app for Windows replacement

Notification re: Google Talk app for Windows replacement

Late last year, we announced that the Google Talk app for Windows was being retired. Soon, people using the Google Talk client for Windows w... 15.34

Jay

15.34

Late last year, we announced that the Google Talk app for Windows was being retired. Soon, people using the Google Talk client for Windows w...

New Hangouts Chrome app

New Hangouts Chrome app

A new Hangouts Chrome app was launched today with an updated UI. The app is available for Windows and Chrome OS platforms and brings the be... 17.19

Jay

17.19

A new Hangouts Chrome app was launched today with an updated UI. The app is available for Windows and Chrome OS platforms and brings the be...

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls

Easier guest access to Hangouts video calls

This launch allows Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external guests may request to join if not explicitl... 12.59

Jay

12.59

This launch allows Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external guests may request to join if not explicitl...