Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Google Hangouts adding SMS integration, one-tap location sharing, and GIFs starting today


SMS integration is finally coming to Google Hangouts. The company announced the new feature, describing it as one of the most popular requests from users, today during an event at its Mountain View campus. An update to Hangouts to be released today will add support for texting. The same update will also introduce a one-tap location-sharing feature, and GIFs will now animate in messages. Video calls are also getting some improvements; full-screen video chats will now be offered on all devices that support Hangouts, and Google's software will work to fix and enhance webcam lighting on the fly. Google also announced that Hangout chats will now be in high definition by default.


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