Questions tagged [google-chat]
Google Chat is one of two replacement apps for Google Hangouts. Use this tag for questions about Google Chat on the GMail app or as a standalone app.
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How to disable Hangouts?
I have an HTC One, and I went to Settings -> Apps -> All to disable a few apps I didn't want on my phone (7digital, Facebook, Google Play Music, Google+). The apps are now gone and the update ...
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Getting double message notifications after replacing Talk with Hangouts
I've updated Google Talk to "Hangouts (replaces Talk)". Now whenever I get a message, I receive two notifications: one from the new Hangouts app and the other from the old Talk app. How do I disable ...
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Text multiple people on Nexus 5 - KitKat / Hangouts 2.3
I have been unable to figure this out. I have seen multiple instructions online but none of them describe what I see on my phone. I am running the latest KitKat and Hangouts and I want to create a new ...
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How to keep Hangouts from adding a "1" before SMS shortcode?
I frequently use SMS shortcodes to get my account balance from my bank. I send a text message to the bank's short code (in this case, 728464), and my bank replies with a text message containing my ...
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How to turn off Vibration in Google Hangouts [ Version: 6.1.109448852]
It is really annoying that the mobile phone vibrates on every message arrives on google hangouts after update, how to disable it ? I mean for all messages I just don't need vibration, only sound ...
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Google Voice SMS not showing notifications in Hangouts?
I have my Google Voice account setup through the Hangouts app for Android, on my un-rooted Galaxy S5 (with the Lollipop OTA).
When I have the application open on my device, and I receive an SMS to my ...
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In the Hangouts app, how do I "mark all as read"?
I'm using Hangouts for texting with my Samsung Galaxy S4. Usually the preview is enough to see the whole message. I hate having to open a message just to mark it a read. Is there a way to mark one, or ...
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How to add a contact to People from Hangouts?
I'm using KitKat. I have Hangouts conversations with people who are not in my contacts (this may be an artifact of using a Google Apps account provided by my school). How can I add someone from one of ...
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Identify if a user is online in Google Hangout
How can I know if a user is online or offline in Google Hangout? In the Hangout on Gmail web it shows a green line under the user's profile pic. But there no such thing in Android app.
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Is there a way to see app feedback I've sent on Android?
Yesterday I sent some feedback for an app (Google Hangouts) through Android's system-wide Send Feedback function. This is the same dialog box that is triggered when you choose to report a Force Close. ...
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Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error
I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message:
Can't sign in because we ...
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Hangouts: How to make the phone dialer default (instead of the hangouts dialer)?
Following a recent Hangouts update, when using Android 5 on Nexus 5, in an SMS conversation with a contact, touching the "handset" icon automatically launches the Hangouts dialer, while I would like ...
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Google Hangouts keeps history regardless of settings
I use Hangouts to chat with friends. As I don't want to keep history, I set it to be turned off.
So whenever I chat, in the input line I see a constant message of "History is turned off".
However, ...
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How to Search within SMSes in Hangouts App?
The default messaging app on Android provides the search feature, which allow users to search within SMSes. But I wasn't able to find Search in hangouts app. (as I have Sms integration with hangouts, ...
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How to start a Google+ Hangout from android/mobile phone?
So Google just released a new version of the Google+ app that has Hangout support. But how do I start a Hangout on my mobile phone?
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Is there a way to delete the picture on hangouts so they cant see it? retrieve picture
I wanted to recall a photo, that I sent to someone by accident. They are out of town, so I know they haven't seen it yet. Is there any way to delete the picture on hangouts so they can't see it?
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Hangouts Error on Android Phone: Cannot connect to the server [closed]
I'm getting a "cannot connect to the server" error when I try to use Hangouts on my phone. Every other Google app works. SMS works but not Hangouts messages. All my other devices work with Hangouts ...
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How can I send a group sms using my google voice number?
I have tried using the google voice app only to find that it doesn't support group SMS, and instead sends an individual text message to each person (which doesn't allow them to reply-all to the group ...
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Push Notifications not working over WiFi on Google Devices
I have 3 Android devices at home: Nexus 4 Android 5.1.1, Nexus 5 Android 5.1.1 and Lenovo Yoga 2 Android 4.4.2, all connected to my WiFi. The Nexus devices simply cannot receive Push Notifications (...
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I am always seen as online on Google Chat/Hangout
How can I make myself offline so that noone can see that I am available. I am unable to find this option after GTalk -> Hangout upgrade.
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Mass confusion about present and future: Hangouts, SMS, MMS, and Google Voice
I've been trying to make sense of recent news and theories about the future of Hangouts, SMS/MMS integration, and merging with Google Voice.
My main concern right now is that I want to continue ...
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US: sending international SMS, Hangouts
Maybe that is less an android and more an operator policy question, but posting here because it may very well be a bug in Hangouts, the most embarrassing app google ever published.
I have a tmobile ...
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How to get rid of "SMS is no longer supported" notification
My 5.1.1 tablet has an icon in the notification area. It looks like a Google Hangouts icon. But the drop-down reads "SMS is no longer supported. To read and send SMS messages, please download Android ...
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How can I merge SMS and Hangouts messages within Hangouts?
It made sense to me to merge SMS, WhatsApp style messaging and video calls into one app to save resources and switching between apps so I set up Hangouts to be the SMS app.
I just had one problem - ...
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Allowing restricted accounts to use gmail/hangouts
I'm pondering deploying a fleet of nexus 7 tablets, but I'm running into a few hiccups on managing the fleet.
I would like to do the following:
Use multiple restricted accounts on each tablet
Allow ...
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Stop the nag notification for enabling texts on Hangouts?
Pretty much every time I get a text message, Hangouts gives me an annoying notification asking to handle my text messages (which I don't want to do). Is there a way to disable it?
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how do i delete a photo from a hangouts conversation [closed]
i sent a picture using Hangouts. I don't want the picture in the conversation thread. how do i delete just that picture, but leave all the other texts in the thread?
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Why can't I delete pictures I've sent in Google Hangouts in my gallery?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note III(3) and when I open my gallery there is a folder for each hangout conversation that contains images I have sent.
Is there a way to delete the pictures or folders from ...
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Hangouts application not always suggesting my contacts when searching
I store all of my contacts under Google Contacts, which my Android phone uses/syncs (i.e., the Contacts application lists these, and only these, contacts).
I recently searched for "sergio" under the ...
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How to make Hangouts stop sending me SMS messages?
I've tried out the SMS feature of Hangouts app, which allows you to handle SMS within itself instead of the default one.
I didn't like it for certain reasons, so I disabled it.
However, for some ...
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Where does "Save media" store pictures in Hangouts?
In Hangouts (in KitKat) if you long click a picture in an MMS you can "Save media". Where is the picture saved to?
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How do I logout of Hangout on Android 4.4?
Hangout is the default messaging app in Android 4.4. I know that it's possible to use a third party application for SMS, but it there a way to log out of hangout entirely? Or at least to block the ...
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Stop Hangouts sending message when enter is pressed
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and installed Hangouts (version 2.0.122) recently. It is a great tool to organize all my messages together. However, it is quite annoying that it sends messages when I ...
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To insert contacts into Hangout
I am using Kitkat - Nexus 5. While sending a message to A using Hangout, how can I insert the contact details of some other person B within the text message to be sent to A...We had this provision in ...
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Can't log in to Hangouts
I just uninstalled and reinstalled Hangouts to get the updated version.
(Even though the market showed the new version, it didn't have "Update" yet).
Now, I cannot log in to Hangouts... it keeps ...
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How to revert to Google Hangouts from Google Chat?
My close relative have a phone which have both Hangouts and Chat installed. Chat does not have integrated Voice and Video call function. IMO, Chat is significantly inferior than Hangouts. So I still ...
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Push notifications for Google Hangouts unreliable on WiFi
I just got a Moto E and am attempting to use Hangouts as both my chat client and my SMS client. This works well except for the fact that it is unreliable about receiving push notifications. The ...
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How do you create a direct Google Hangouts contact on the home screen?
This website described how to make a Hangouts contact.
http://webcazine.com/9363/how-to-create-a-hangout-contact-shortcut-on-an-android-phone/
But it opens the contact in sms mode if Hangouts is ...
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"Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -- can I replace Hangouts with Talks if I don't like it?
I'm disappointed that Google Hangouts is going away from XMPP.
If I download the "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" app on my Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3), will I be able to go back to Google Talk, if ...
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Why doesn't my phone support Google + hangouts?
I have Motorola xt502 phone which is a Commtiva z71 variant, running android 2.3.7 CM7.1.
I was wondering what is limiting the hangout feature on my phone.
Is it because it has arm v6 cpu, the ...
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How can I make a call to an SIP address from Google Voice number?
How can I make a call to an SIP address (e.g. sip:[email protected]) from Google Voice number?
Does Google Hangout support calls to SIP addresses?
Can an SIP address call my Google Voice number?
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Avoid Google Hangout notifications on phone while chatting on laptop
Hangout notifications on my phone are fine when someone starts up a conversation with me. But once I start chatting to them on the computer, I still get a (loud) notification tone on my phone every ...
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Activate text to speech [closed]
I want to activate text to speech in Google hangouts in my nexus 5 phone so that messages can be read aloud . I couldn't figure it out. Please guide me.
Can this service be used in Gmail and whatsapp....
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Double message notifications after upgrading Talk to Hangouts (CyanogenMod 7.2) [duplicate]
Phone: HTC Wildfire
OS: CyanogenMod-7.2.0-buzz
I recently upgraded Talk to Hangouts, and now each incoming message results in two notifications: one styled like the old Talk, and one from Hangouts.
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Using multiple Google accounts in device but don't want some of them to show up anywhere in Hangouts app's menu
I have five different Google accounts (my personal Gmail account used as the primary account and others for different Google Apps for Business email addresses), Gmail, Hangouts, and more, all work ...
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What does "SMS Messaging Account" mean in Hangouts?
I'm using Nexus 5. In my Hangouts settings, I noticed that the setting called "Default SMS Messaging Account" was set to my email address with my full name (And can alternatively be changed to "SMS" ...
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Google video hangouts on 2.3.5 Android phones?
Can one use Google's video hangout on a 2.3.5 Android phone with front camera? My phone has both a front camera and a back camera.
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Hangouts Google Play Services problem
Everytime I update hangouts I get this message whenever I open the app: "unkown issue with google play services". What is the cause of this problem? And how to solve it?
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Disabling hangout calls for phone
Is it possible to only disable voice/video calls in hangouts but leave messaging?
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Hangouts Notification - SMS no longer supported
I just got an Android tablet (Lenovo 4 8") after using an iPad for a couple of years or so.
I'm getting the "SMS is no longer supported" notification from Hangouts repeatedly and I can't seem to ...
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