

You can check your inbox for communication from Google. “We are emailing you because some of your conversations or portions of conversations won't automatically migrate from Hangouts to Chat,” the email read. Gadgets 360 received an email from the Google Apps Team announcing the upcoming upgrade from Hangouts on the web to Chat on the web.


The transition will begin from November 1, according to the company. Now Google has announced that Hangouts on the web will be upgraded to Google Chat as the final step in completely replacing Google Hangouts - the messaging service that debuted in 2013 as a Google+ feature - with Google Chat, the default messaging app for Google Workspace users. The app was removed from both the Google Play store and the App Store earlier this year. We'll share more specific guidance on what steps you can take when we begin the transition process.Google Hangouts has already been discontinued and is being replaced by Google Chat, the company's latest messaging service for users and businesses. To ensure a smooth transition, we will help automatically migrate your Hangouts conversations, along with contacts and saved history. Starting in the first half of 2021, everyone can begin upgrading from Hangouts to Chat. In addition, Chat features the same strong phishing protections we built in Gmail, so if a link is sent to you via Chat, it will be checked against real-time data from Safe Browsing and flagged if it’s found to be malicious. With Chat, you can more easily plan with others on goals and similar interests, share and collaborate on files, and assign tasks to help keep everyone on the same page. Chat includes familiar Hangouts features like direct and group messaging, with helpful additions like send to inbox, faster search, emoji reactions and suggested replies. Next year, Chat will become available as a free service-both in the integrated experience in Gmail and the Chat standalone app.

Google Chat for everyone coming next year
