Name: Hangouts
Rating: 4 (1417490 reviews)

Hangouts

Hangouts - free messaging, video, and voice

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Very good :) some minor issues
Jun 14, 2020

By Cat :D 😹😹

Google hangouts is a very good app and I use it all the time. I talk to my friends and work on projects for school. I love using the app and there aren’t many issues I have to face with. Other than just a few minor issues (some may be due to my knowledge on how to use the app) for me the worst thing on hangouts is when you have hangouts calls. They are very glitchy and it makes it hard to hear what people are saying. So , I tried fixing my WiFi but that didn’t help either. Many of my friends also told me about this problem before so we just use google meet. Which is actually really good and I get a crisp sound. I also have a problem with calling on hangouts for some reason on my phone the volume is very low and if I call on my iPad it’s normal. Idk if it’s a problem with my phone but every time I use the call on my phone that happens. But I get over it. Otherwise I definitely recommend getting hangouts. It’s a very good app and has many good uses.
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Feb 15, 2021

By Cløck Wørk

I left this app a 4 star rating, but now I'm changing it to 3 and here's why: When I (or any of my friends) create a new chat (maybe just for fun) I try to send a message but it says 'tap to try again'. I don't know what to do, I just can't send any messages. It doesn't happen often but when it does, it's really frustrating because I just want to text my friends. It's not just me either. It happened to some of my other friends. I have to delete the app, then re install and when the issue still persists, I have to re install the app at least a day later. It's annoying and I've never liked a texting app better than Hangouts. Please fix this. Also, can you make it so dark mode can work on this? It hurts my eyes to keep staring at the default white and green... Other than that, this app is wonderful!
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Google has ruined Hangouts
Nov 28, 2020

By vgdeg

Before the most recent update, there were occasional bugs. Enough to make me give them a four star. From various things such as when you join a call, it would act as if you were receiving a call for over five seconds and you couldn’t hear nor talk. Other bugs included some inducing whence sending photos and videos, as well as the extremely poor quality in all videos (though this is not a bug, just the way that the app is.) What has further lowered my rating on Hangouts is their most recent update. The update now requires you to set a google meet in order to call or FaceTime. This is most infuriating in group chats, because it sends a message with a link, but most people do not suspect a call unless they actually hear a REAL CALL. Google meet (just use it and you’ll see) is not at all practical for casual conversation, nor official meetings, and is still very clunky and even MORE BUGGY. Much of this you have to use to understand. I’m still going to use the app. I have to. Hangouts is strong in the area of connecting more people than ever, because all you need is a Gmail or some school emails (though school emails are a bit limited, they can’t send photos or videos, but that is understandable.) I’m just disappointed that Google is valuing Google meet over the people. I hope this review was helpful, and congrats for reaching the end!
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Hangouts
Jun 11, 2020

By Cherie_the_Awesome_

Hangouts is cool and you can add a lot of people to chat with! But there is a just a teeny little problem, we can call each other but still chat in the call not go into the hangouts app just staying at the call and not leaving to go chat in the normal place. You have to go try on the computer to do it and sometimes you can’t hear your friends voice sometimes. But I love it still no matter how good or bad it is! And you can log into any account but at the beginning you have to use gmail. But my friends at school have been sending invites in my school account and i didn’t know i could make another account and that i didn’t know my school email would work! That’s why hangouts is still good and it will always be forever! At least it is bad and PLEASE DON’T GET RID OF THIS. I say that because i don’t have every friend i can talk to on messages and that’s why i also use hangouts so i can talk with other friends! So if you do get rid of this i am going to help raise this level. ( i love is so I’m still giving it a 5 star rating because even with teeny problems, you have to ignore then to help go do the right thing and don’t do the bad !)
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So far, so good! Finally, one that actually works for free!
Sep 22, 2020

By ChattanoogaMommy

Having lost my income, and Congress failing to act on a new unemployment stimulus, I’ve lost my car, my phones, and my internet. With two immune compromised babies at home- not having a phone is a dangerous risk. I’ve tried all the calling apps and they’re great for the first day- until you need to make any important phone calls. Then you’ll find out why the app is “free” which is only free if you don’t need it for anything remotely important. So imagine my surprise when I finally decide to try “hangouts”. I though it was just like a video chat kind of app, like a Google version of Messenger kind of think. I suppose in many ways it is, but much better. I’ve been able to call ANY number I need, no issues, no insane survey lists that never truly end and never give a single reward. No monthly fee requests to upgrade (YET lol). The ONLY issue so far is that I don’t appear to have a phone number when I call people, so they are not able to call me back. But as an introvert, I support I could think of much worse things to happen in life. So far, so good. Will update if anything changes.
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Mar 5, 2021

By Ibrahim Rehema

nice
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Mar 5, 2021

By Ghasem Ansari

Thanknyou
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Mar 5, 2021

By Pauline Silverman

It's fine.
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Mar 5, 2021

By Matthew Akumbasa

It is a very good app
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Mar 5, 2021

By Boaz Nkrumah

Good
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Hangouts
Jun 11, 2020

By Cherie_the_Awesome_

Hangouts is cool and you can add a lot of people to chat with! But there is a just a teeny little problem, we can call each other but still chat in the call not go into the hangouts app just staying at the call and not leaving to go chat in the normal place. You have to go try on the computer to do it and sometimes you can’t hear your friends voice sometimes. But I love it still no matter how good or bad it is! And you can log into any account but at the beginning you have to use gmail. But my friends at school have been sending invites in my school account and i didn’t know i could make another account and that i didn’t know my school email would work! That’s why hangouts is still good and it will always be forever! At least it is bad and PLEASE DON’T GET RID OF THIS. I say that because i don’t have every friend i can talk to on messages and that’s why i also use hangouts so i can talk with other friends! So if you do get rid of this i am going to help raise this level. ( i love is so I’m still giving it a 5 star rating because even with teeny problems, you have to ignore then to help go do the right thing and don’t do the bad !)
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So far, so good! Finally, one that actually works for free!
Sep 22, 2020

By ChattanoogaMommy

Having lost my income, and Congress failing to act on a new unemployment stimulus, I’ve lost my car, my phones, and my internet. With two immune compromised babies at home- not having a phone is a dangerous risk. I’ve tried all the calling apps and they’re great for the first day- until you need to make any important phone calls. Then you’ll find out why the app is “free” which is only free if you don’t need it for anything remotely important. So imagine my surprise when I finally decide to try “hangouts”. I though it was just like a video chat kind of app, like a Google version of Messenger kind of think. I suppose in many ways it is, but much better. I’ve been able to call ANY number I need, no issues, no insane survey lists that never truly end and never give a single reward. No monthly fee requests to upgrade (YET lol). The ONLY issue so far is that I don’t appear to have a phone number when I call people, so they are not able to call me back. But as an introvert, I support I could think of much worse things to happen in life. So far, so good. Will update if anything changes.
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Mar 2, 2021

By ifeoluwa opawole

I absolutely love this app since during quarantine I have been chatting on this app with my friends for hours.its like WhatsApp but for kids it has stickers already added in it and it is super cool with no adds whatsoever. I honestly think that people are over exageerating in their reviews. One of the apps that Google has made that are absolutely amazing. Keep up the good work Google.😁🤗🙂👍
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Hangouts
Sep 22, 2020

By jerry lord simon

Hangouts is cool and you can add a lot of people to chat with! But there is a just a teeny little problem, we can call each other but still chat in the call not go into the hangouts app just staying at the call and not leaving to go chat in the normal place. You have to go try on the computer to do it and sometimes you can't hear your friends voice sometimes. But I love it still no matter how good or bad it is! And you can log into any account but at the beginning you have to use gmail. But my friends at school have been sending invites in my school account and i didn't know i could make another account and that i didn't know my school email would work! That's why hangouts is still good and it will always be forever! At least it is bad and PLEASE DON'T GET RID OF THIS. I say that because i don't have every friend i can talk to on messages and that's why i also use hangouts so i can talk with other friends! So if you do get rid of this i am going to help raise this level. (i love is so l'm still giving it a 5 star rating because even with teeny problems, you have to ignore then to help go do the right thing and don't do the bad !)
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Hangouts - College Buds from all parts of the Country- still best friends
Mar 14, 2020

By Bryan_johnson23

So... I graduated college in 2009 from University of Oklahoma. I had a group of 8 guys that were best of friends. We all moved to various parts of the country afterwards for jobs, girls, etc. We were out of touch for a few years - except for the occasional Fantasy Football trash talking during 4 months/yr. We joined Hangouts in 2012 and have been chatting on this daily (yes... daily) since then. Marriages, kids & all of life’s struggles & achievements have been chronicled since. There may only be a few short chats a day or entire pages & pages of back & forth. Google Hangouts has been the one place that has kept us guys connected and best of friends since college. Also, probably the reason we could never run for office one day if we wanted...lol... but that’s neither here nor there. Highly recommend this chatting app and hope it never goes away. Lastly, one of the only apps I know that offers Video Chat for up to 10 people at once. We’ve played fantasy football bets & drinking games on more than a few occasions with all 8 of us on the video chat. Super Cool.
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Very good :) some minor issues
Jun 14, 2020

By Cat :D 😹😹

Google hangouts is a very good app and I use it all the time. I talk to my friends and work on projects for school. I love using the app and there aren’t many issues I have to face with. Other than just a few minor issues (some may be due to my knowledge on how to use the app) for me the worst thing on hangouts is when you have hangouts calls. They are very glitchy and it makes it hard to hear what people are saying. So , I tried fixing my WiFi but that didn’t help either. Many of my friends also told me about this problem before so we just use google meet. Which is actually really good and I get a crisp sound. I also have a problem with calling on hangouts for some reason on my phone the volume is very low and if I call on my iPad it’s normal. Idk if it’s a problem with my phone but every time I use the call on my phone that happens. But I get over it. Otherwise I definitely recommend getting hangouts. It’s a very good app and has many good uses.
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Feb 13, 2021

By Chris Michaels

Don't kill Hangouts for chat. I've looked at chat and it's awful compared. Media sharing is worse, it's harder to tell who sent the messages you're tryin to read, and it takes so much longer to load. Just update Hangouts and let us keep using it. I've been on Hangouts for over five years and the single feature it needs is a dark mode, that's it. Just give it that and it'll be perfect.
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Feb 3, 2021

By Melbu P

This is a good application.The reason I am good ating four star is because of the absence of one feature that is : if a group is made anyone in that group can add or remove people . The person who made the group should only be able to do that. So please unable this feature. I am not comfortable without this feature. I hope this feature will be enabled soon.
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Hangouts Positives and Negatives
May 1, 2020

By michelle lee :)

I love how hangouts is a very useful texting and communicating app, so I will recommend this to nearly everyone. Because of its usefulness, quick sending, and how my friends also enjoy this. However there a couple of problems with this app. First is that the app only allows you to use gmail accounts. Now I am not saying that iCloud or anything is better then gmail, but the fact that some people may not be able to use this is really sad just because the email didn’t work out. Another problem is, is that sometimes when I or my friend sends messages myself and my friend can not see the text messages unless we log out and then back in. This fact is very disturbing that I am not able to read the message until I log out. But anyway besides these facts that I hope will be considered and used in the next update I think that this is an AMAZING app! I hope you enjoy this app and have fun texting your friends! :D
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Solid Video Conferencing App
Mar 20, 2020

By Nicknameisirrelevant

We’ve recently switched to Hangouts for our virtual music lessons. I love the no-nonsense layout, and as long as you have headphones, the audio quality is comparable to other video conferencing platforms. Here’s the good: - user friendly, especially for youth. It’s a familiar layout and easy to navigate. Especially for those with limited app/tech experience - very responsive (with good internet) and for teaching, it’s nice to be in a live chat and also have the ability to send photos and files in the messaging system. - the ability to make groups is awesome - works great across all devices - unlike some other platforms, you do not have to send a “chat link” by email. Just a message within the app itself. The bad: - having a new contact go to your “invites” tab instead of your messages tab is confusing and led to a lot of lost calls in the beginning. - does not seem to play well with Safari on a computer. People trying to call through Safari tend to get a white screen and have to either switch web browsers (Chrome or Firefox) or dig around their permissions to allow Hangouts increased functionality. - sometimes the incoming call only shows up as an active gray bar within the chat itself. Misleading to new users. This only happens if the app is currently open and the chat is open. Not the end of the world, just easy to miss the call. Hope this helps!
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Feb 15, 2021

By Cløck Wørk

I left this app a 4 star rating, but now I'm changing it to 3 and here's why: When I (or any of my friends) create a new chat (maybe just for fun) I try to send a message but it says 'tap to try again'. I don't know what to do, I just can't send any messages. It doesn't happen often but when it does, it's really frustrating because I just want to text my friends. It's not just me either. It happened to some of my other friends. I have to delete the app, then re install and when the issue still persists, I have to re install the app at least a day later. It's annoying and I've never liked a texting app better than Hangouts. Please fix this. Also, can you make it so dark mode can work on this? It hurts my eyes to keep staring at the default white and green... Other than that, this app is wonderful!
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Google has ruined Hangouts
Nov 28, 2020

By vgdeg

Before the most recent update, there were occasional bugs. Enough to make me give them a four star. From various things such as when you join a call, it would act as if you were receiving a call for over five seconds and you couldn’t hear nor talk. Other bugs included some inducing whence sending photos and videos, as well as the extremely poor quality in all videos (though this is not a bug, just the way that the app is.) What has further lowered my rating on Hangouts is their most recent update. The update now requires you to set a google meet in order to call or FaceTime. This is most infuriating in group chats, because it sends a message with a link, but most people do not suspect a call unless they actually hear a REAL CALL. Google meet (just use it and you’ll see) is not at all practical for casual conversation, nor official meetings, and is still very clunky and even MORE BUGGY. Much of this you have to use to understand. I’m still going to use the app. I have to. Hangouts is strong in the area of connecting more people than ever, because all you need is a Gmail or some school emails (though school emails are a bit limited, they can’t send photos or videos, but that is understandable.) I’m just disappointed that Google is valuing Google meet over the people. I hope this review was helpful, and congrats for reaching the end!
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Great but...
Nov 24, 2020

By Milly Bobby Brown EL

This app is great because my mom has a Samsung and so I can’t call her through my iPad so this app is great because you can communicate with anyone you want no matter what brand it is but than one day I got a message that said that Hangouts will be removing calling and that’s one of the BIG reasons I have this app and so I ended up just getting a different app called TextMe (5 star app) now they got a new app to call but it is sooooo complicated just to call one person and another bad thing about this app is that I never get the notifications for it so I always miss everyone’s call and than they get mad at me and start thinking that I’m ignoring them but I’m not and I went to my notifications for this app and it said that they were on and my ringer is ALWAYS all the way up so I wouldn’t get this app if your looking for an app with good calling because it is also really glitchy when I CAN call someone so like I said don’t get this app if your looking for a calling app by the way if you are reading up to here thank you so much for reading all of this you are a great person and I know that I wrote a lot but it is all filled with facts so I give this app a 3 star rating! Thanks for reading this! Bye!
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Feb 23, 2021

By Just A Person

I really used to love this app, that was back in the early 2000s, like around 2015 or 16 when I first discovered it. It would let you change your profile picture and I think it would let you change your name on the app too, I don't understand why you took that function away, but it sucks. Not only that, but sometimes I don't even get notifs, you can't delete messages so that sucks too, and I've been trying to find a certain contact but I can't anymore, devs have a lot to fix.
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Having issues
Jun 24, 2020

By YMFDM

I really like the app for the fact that it allows me to stay in contact with my girlfriend while she is deployed overseas to some less than desirable locations. What I don’t like is that the only way I get message notifications is if I have the phone unlocked and the app open. Otherwise, I have no idea when she sends a message. I’ve checked my notification settings many times. I’ve even deleted and reinstalled the app a couple times. Another minor annoyance is the refresh time. Most evenings I open the app on the phone and iPad both so we can have something close to a real-time conversation. I have to continually exit out of and re-enter the app on both devices in order to get the latest messages in a timely manner. If not, there may be a 30-90 second delay between when it shows up on one until it shows up on the other. For us this is a big issue because we have a very limited amount of time together when we get to chat. Maximizing the time available is quite important. Other than that, I think it’s pretty good.
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