Hangouts have been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store on March 29, which is one step closer to “death”. However, the installed apps are still available for the time being, but it is unknown when they will be used again, and it is only a matter of time before they are discontinued. It is reported that Google has made Google Chat the default chat app since March 22, and when users try to access Hangouts in Gmail on the web, they will be directed to Google Chat.
Google products are often “killed.”
In fact, before Hangouts, Google’s chat tool was GChat, which was closed in 2017, and now it is named Google Chat again after Hangouts, which can be said that “the tide is turning”.
Because of the strong relationship with competitors, some of the “deceased” even have never heard of, let alone used, Hangouts the App. In fact, because of the strong relationship with competitors, the use of Hangouts by people will not be very extensive. The impact of this death is also very small, not to mention that all the conversation history will be inherited by Google Chat, which is even more senseless for general users.
The Apple App Store, where Hangouts were also taken down on the same day, has installed the existing Hangouts users can still use them for the time being. The Android platform can also be used for the time being. Even though the Apk file can be installed and used, the web version is not yet “dead”, but the suspension is still unavoidable, just a matter of time.
Although Google’s frequent suspension of its own products is a bit “cruel”, this is also the necessary journey of innovation and development. There is bold creation, there will be violent destruction, and then to create a superior product.
If your readers still use Hangouts, you might consider getting used to the Google Chat interface so as not to be caught off guard.
