Nowadays, it is no longer a difficult task to communicate using technology to people in any part of the world.
People are provided with a vast number of free applications and platforms to make use of for their communication purposes. But since there is such a wide variety of choices, it is sometimes tough to choose the best one out of that which suits our comforts and requirements. One such free application which is becoming increasing popular in the world of technology is Google Hangouts.
Google Hangouts is developed by Google and is basically an integration of Google Voice and Gtalk. It is mostly used to communicate over voice and text messages with groups of people. It took some time for people to get used to the interface of Google Hangouts because it needed them to come out of the Gtalk mode and adapt themselves to the new user interface.
Nevertheless, those people who have already moved to Google Hangouts and have begun using it for its communication purpose vouch that it is much better than Gtalk in many ways. If by any chance you are not happy with Google Hangouts, you still have the option to go back to Gtalk, as Google has not taken any risk of completely wiping out Gtalk as of now.
Better chatting features
Why do you think Google has shifted from Google Talk to Google Hangouts? The change would surely mean more than just a name change, perhaps with some extra features and options.
Google Talk was developed with the purpose of providing a platform where people can talk directly with each other via text messages. But it was only possible to talk with one person at a time. This is the feature which has changed through Google Hangouts. In Hangouts, people can talk with several number of people at the same time. This means that group conversations are possible which is especially useful for business conference calls and teenagers who want to chat with lot of common friends.
This doesn’t mean that people can only chat in groups. One to one talk is also possible in Hangouts.
Animated Stickers and emoticons
Online conversations become more interesting with the inclusion of emoticons and stickers as they help us to express our facial expressions and feelings at that moment. It just becomes all the more better when these stickers and emoticons are available in the animated form.
Group conversations and video calls
Google Hangouts allow you to make video calls to maximum ten people at a time. As mentioned before, you can also chat with an individual person if you wish to do the same. All these features are available for users free of cost.
Make calls to mobile phones
Even if your contact is not available for a video call or chat on Hangouts at the time that you wish to communicate, you have the option of making phone calls to their mobile number or even to the landline number. You will need to pay a small fee for this.