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What is Google Hangouts?

Use Hangouts to maintain connections with friends and colleagues by sending text messages, starting free voice or video calls, and participating in discussions with individuals or groups. You can form group chats that support up to 150 members, enabling you to reach all your contacts in one go. Elevate your conversations by incorporating status updates, multimedia elements like images and videos, maps, emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs for greater expression. Any chat can be easily converted into a free group video call with a limit of 10 participants. Additionally, you can call any phone number worldwide, with free calls available to other Hangouts users, and you can integrate your Google Voice account for a seamless experience involving phone calls, SMS messaging, and voicemail services. Stay engaged across various platforms, such as Android, iOS, and the web, ensuring that your messages are perfectly synchronized on all devices. You can also send messages to your contacts anytime, regardless of their online status, allowing for unprecedented flexibility in communication. This versatility makes Hangouts a valuable tool for both personal and professional interactions.

Pricing

Free Version:
Free Version available.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Google
Date Founded:
1998
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.google.com

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
iPhone
iPad
Android
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Not Offered

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Google Hangouts Categories and Features

Web Conferencing Software

Electronic Hand Raising
Mobile Access
On-Demand Webcasting
Presentation Streaming
Presentation Tools
Private Chat
Real-Time Chat
Record & Playback Ability
Screen Sharing
Two-Way Audio & Video
Video Conferencing
Whiteboard

Video Conferencing Software

Electronic Hand Raising
Mobile Access
On-Demand Webcasting
Presentation Streaming
Presentation Tools
Private Chat
Real-Time Chat
Record & Playback Ability
Screen Sharing
Two-Way Audio & Video
Video Conferencing
Whiteboard

Team Communication Software

Activity / News Feed
Audio Calls
Calendar Management
Chat / Messaging
Discussion Threads
File Sharing
Mobile Access
Push Notifications
Search
Surveys & Feedback
Task Management
Video Conferencing

Team Chat Software

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

Screen Sharing Software

Annotations / Drawing Tools
Desktop / Browser Sharing
Mobile Screen Sharing
Presenter Control Management
Remote Control
Screen Capture
Screen Mirroring
Screen Recording

Messaging Software

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
File Sharing
Groups / Channels
Payments
Search / Filter
Self-Destructing Messages
Stickers / GIFs
Threaded Discussion
Video Conferencing
Voice Calling

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Google Hangouts Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Office Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Google Hangouts is the best!

    Date: Dec 15 2020
    Summary

    Hangouts does a great job! I love that they're trying out new features (like being able to choose a background for your video). It's so easy to use!

    Positive

    Everyone from my company works from home, so it's super helpful that any time we need to have a meeting or talk something over, we can just hop on a Google Hangouts link for as long as we need.

    Negative

    Sometimes the connection gets buggy after about an hour, but we normally just hop off and on again real quick and it isn't an issue.

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  • Reviewer Name: Chet N.
    Position: Ceo
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    My favorite way to meet

    Date: Apr 17 2020
    Summary

    Overall it's amazing. They've done a great job in making this software work and reliable for all users.

    Positive

    I like the ease of this and how it works so easily with Gmail. Definitely my go to for meetings or any type.

    Negative

    There aren't really any cons of what I don't like.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ankit K.
    Position: Graphics designer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 500 - 999
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    Loaded with features, but...

    Date: Jun 06 2020
    Summary

    Google Hangouts is very impressive integrated most Google Suite. It helps me to take business meeting virtually. Overall it's loaded with many features but not well Implemented.

    Positive

    1) Integrated will most Google service.
    2) Voice over data makes free to call anywhere.
    3) Easy to switch between mobile phone and computer.

    Negative

    The application is not very user friendly. Despite have many latest feature it's difficult to use. While using battery drain very fast.

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  • Reviewer Name: Maykel G.
    Position: Marketing and Advertising
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Simple and with even more feature advantages

    Date: Nov 28 2020
    Summary

    The hangout works great on my desktop phone. It syncs really fast on my system and also on mobile devices, I can see Google Hangout messages appear in Google Chrome when I’m in my Gmail review emails. Google Hangout tells you whether your message was delivered efficiently and also reviewed or not, which is additionally valuable for everyone.

    Positive

    My hangout experience is usually great, the program is a great device to connect with my friends, sometimes it's a problem to seek out discussions with new people, as I just can't find them. Simple to use, you can quickly call and meet people in advance, you can share your computer's system screen, which is extremely valuable when having a discussion or understanding what is being passed on.

    Negative

    In some cases it seems essential to record the conference, in this situation you can abstain with this item, I cannot find an option to change the option, thinking that you will remain on automatic while entering the meeting as a result of time optimization .

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  • Reviewer Name: Maryam K.
    Position: E-Learning Instructor
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Good for the personal and business virtual meetings.

    Date: Oct 02 2020
    Summary

    Overall I like Google hangouts for many reasons but the main reason is that, we have a readily available reasonably good communication tool with our Gmail accounts and we can use it while checking out our emails on the same page of the web.

    Positive

    Google hangouts provides simple and polished interface for virtual communication with people in numerous ways like text, audio and video additionally we can share pictures, files and other data with each other very conveniently.

    Negative

    There are some limitations in file sharing feature of Google Hangouts and it doesn't support all files types and need some advancement in this regard.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sadaf S.
    Position: Teacher
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Good chatting application

    Date: Nov 05 2020
    Summary

    Overall Google Hangouts is vastly used application and we can easily connect with our friends and family through their phone numbers or Gmail addresses. We can use Google Hangouts on any of our device free of cost and it has applications for every system.

    Positive

    Google Hangouts is very useful chatting application with features of video and audio calling. It is an easy to use application and we can send instant messages to our friends and family or contact them through video or audio call by any of our device as it has support for all devices and operating systems.

    Negative

    Google Hangouts is a good chat app but video calls stutters sometimes on little low internet bandwidths.

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