Hangouts covers SMS and IM, but has a bit of a learning curve. Aside from Google+, no other social networks are installed. You'll have to snag Facebook, Twitter, and others from the Google Play Store.

The Hangouts name was put to rest along with the app itself. Google's primary messaging apps today are the generically named ...

The GroupMe app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows 10, but users with other devices can also be connected via SMS using ... attendees. Google Meet, formerly Google Hangouts Meet, is ...

Samsung made a jumble out of the easy-to-use settings tools provided by Google in favor of an icon ... and the individual apps it attempts to replace (SMS, Hangouts, Yahoo IM, etc.) ...

Google employees liberally labeled their emails as “privileged and confidential” and spoke “off the record” over chat ...

The talking iPhone and Pixel are back, as Google congratulates Apple on (finally) joining the RCS messaging party.

If you’re looking for a way to engage with a wider audience, Google Hangouts may be exactly what you’re looking for. Just think of this… Instead of taking days, weeks or even months to go on ...

Google Messages is testing a minor redesign of the text field indicator, renaming it to (RCS) for RCS conversations and (Text ...

Google Voice, a messaging service owned and operated by Google, has yet to adopt the messaging upgrade championed by the ...

A small change to Google Messages moves the “Rewrite” aspect of Magic Compose. The text field looks to get a little bit ...

I just assumed it was more interesting than my then-current life of after-school hangouts in the Walmart parking lot. So, put on the spot, I gave her the only answer I had: “Coffee shops.” ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Google Messages is testing a minor redesign of the text field indicator, renaming it to (RCS) for RCS conversations and (Text) for ...