The original Hangouts app is on the way out, and one step of the process to replace it is to open Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat to consumers.
Things are shaking up again in the ever-quaking world of Google’s endless messaging apps. Yesterday, we reported that Google’s Hangouts messaging service would shut down some time in 2020. While one Googler has refuted that timeline, he’s not denied that what he calls the “classic version of Hangouts” is on the way out, and one step of this process is to open Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat to consumers.
Hangouts Meet is Google’s latest video conferencing app which allows up to 100 people to connect. Hangouts Chat, on the other hand, is Google’s recently launched Slack alternative, allowing G Suite organizations to create group chats and channels for internal discussions.
