- you can easily open google hangouts in gmail to chat with friends via text, video, or voice call.
- if the person you are trying to contact is not on hangouts, an invite will be sent to the contact asking them to join you on the platform.
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google hangouts let you video chat, voice call and text chat with your friends for free.
group chats can accommodate up to 150 people; and video calls can connect up to 25 people.
you can also send photos, videos, maps, emojis, stickers and animated gifs. google hangouts is compatible with desktop, iphone, and android, and can be accessed through a variety of ways, including gmail.
here is how to open google hangouts in gmail.
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how to open google hangouts in gmail
1. Go to gmail.com and sign in to your account.
2. Click the “hangouts” icon, which is represented by quotes at the bottom left of the screen.
3. you will log in to google hangouts. to start a new conversation, click on the “+” sign. To start a chat, type the person’s name or email address. You can also start a new hangout group by clicking “new group” and then typing in multiple email addresses.
4. A chat window will open, where you can start typing your message. From here, you can also start a video chat by clicking the video icon; or a phone call by clicking the phone icon. you can also start a group chat from here, by clicking the plus sign.
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