Google Hangouts iOS update brings improved UI, loads of features

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

While we’re waiting patiently for that long-rumored Hangouts 4.0 Android update to land, we get to watch iOS get all the fun a tad bit early. This isn’t much of a surprise, really – iOS saw a Hangouts redesign ages ago that still surpasses the sorry state of the Android app as it stands currently – but it is unfortunate for those of us who have been waiting for a long, long time for this to come to Android. If you’re using iOS, though, this is a welcome change, bringing Hangouts ...

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This could be Hangouts 4.0, the next major Android update for the messaging service

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

The Hangouts app on Android has been badly in need of an overhaul for a while. Google has been working towards a full Material Design overhaul since last September, since it eschewed the drab gray hue of the previous version of the app for a more Material-esque green. Since then, we’ve seen little improvement in the app. It doesn’t meet Google’s own Material standards in its current state – and, for context, it was more than a year ago that the Android L developer preview was first launched. Finally, with this new leaked Hangouts 4.0 build (courtesy of Android ...

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