RIP: Google Hangouts begins wind-down this year, but service will live on in Chat and Meet spinoffs
(Android Police)

In March 2017, Google announced that Hangouts would split into Meet and Chat apps, kicking off what has been a long, slow road to shutdown for the original version of the platform. Almost two years later, we now have an official timetable for the winding-down of the well-used service as Google attempts to wrestle a bigger share of the team communication market away from competitors like Slack. The timeline begins with the slow transition of G Suite users from classic Hangouts to Chat and Meet this year, followed by a consumer transition, which will likely begin late in 2020. Read MoreRIP: Google Hangouts begins wind-down this year, but service will live on in Chat and Meet spinoffs was written by the awesome team at Android Police.