The life and death of Hangouts: A Google tragedy
(Android Police)

Or: A Hangouts retrospective on the eve of its retirement The transition from Hangouts to Google Chat is now happening in earnest, with many even reporting that their group conversations have moved between the two platforms. It`s just a matter of time until Hangouts itself is retired, so let`s take a moment to look back at Google`s most successful — and, perhaps, most ignored — messaging platform. Just one more messaging service, promise Hangouts debuted at Google I/O 2013. It started as a means of unifying Google`s then-fragmented messaging approach — ironically, the same justification for its demise now. Read More The life and death of Hangouts: A Google tragedy was written by the awesome team at Android Police.