Google Hangouts is closed: Google has lastly shut down its voice and video chat service, Google Hangouts. Messaging service that was first launched as a free app in 2013. Now this service will neither be out there on Android nor iOS, nor will or not it’s out there on the internet by way of its official web site or Chrome extension. The service now joins an extended listing of Google services and products which can be shutting down Google Stadia, YouTube Originals, Google+, Google Allo and Google Play Music.

Google signaled customers to finish Hangouts in 2020 solely after it introduced that Google Chat was out there for everybody to make use of. At the time, the corporate requested Hangouts customers to improve to Google Chat inside Gmail or as a separate app. Then earlier this 12 months, Google formally started shutting down Hangouts for everybody, beginning with the Hangouts Android and iOS apps, which had been shut down to be used in July of this 12 months.

Let us let you know that Google first launched the Hangouts app, then the Hangouts Chrome extension, during which the official web site of Hangouts was the one means for Hangouts customers to entry the service. Now, Google has additionally shut down the official web site of Hangouts.

As of November 1, 2022, Hangouts Web has been redirected to Chat, whereas Google has terminated Hangouts. Users can nonetheless obtain all their knowledge. The firm is giving customers time until January 1, 2023, to obtain a duplicate of their Hangouts knowledge. If you have not downloaded your Hangouts knowledge, here is what to do.

How to obtain your Google Hangouts knowledge

1. Go to Google Takeout and register with the Google Account you utilize with Hangouts
2. In Available Apps, choose Hangouts and deselect the remaining
3. click on subsequent step
4. Choose how usually you wish to obtain the backup. Since Hangouts is being upgraded to Google Chat quickly, select the one-time obtain choice.
5. Select the file kind and click on Export.

Once you hit Export, you may see a message telling you that Google is making a duplicate of the recordsdata from Hangouts. You will obtain an e-mail when the takeout course of is full. Once you’ve got obtained the e-mail, all it’s important to do is obtain the file to maintain your Hangouts knowledge secure.

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