This is the new Google Hangouts for iPhone
In the last few hours Google has surprised many users of both iPhone as terminals Android And it has brought its new version of Hangouts to the competition's platform first , the messaging and video calling application. This is version 4.0, which had already been rumored and partly shown for Android , where it was logical that it should appear in the first place.However, it has been iPhone users who can already enjoy a more agile and much more colorful tool to communicate.
In this version 4.0 of Hangouts for iOS what What stands out, first of all, is its visual section. And it is that the redesign is more than remarkable, betting on a strong minimalism typical of the style Material Design created by Google Something that is noticeable in flat colors, without lines that divide menus. All elements are superimposed directly on the background, creating the look of an application that is especially clean and undecorated, but stylish and nice to use. Just a green upper strip to access the menu, the content of the screen without dividing with lines, and the tabs at the bottom to move between contacts, conversations or even the telephone dialer .
Don't forget about the new round button on the bottom left. An element typical of this style Material Design that also includes several innovative functions to speed up the use of the application. Just press it to display several main actions, including writing messages quickly to the three most common contacts Something that can save the user a lot of time when it comes to start a new conversation.
Apart from this, within conversations, the way in which to attach content to chats has been significantly improved. Thus, now all you have to do is click on the icons below the text entry box to open the gallery, the smiley collection or even access stickersAll this without leaving the conversation, since this part rises to show at a more than acceptable size the photographs, emoticons and other content that you want to select and bring to the conversation.
Finally, for those who use the telephone services of Google, the company has improved the dialer attached to this application. A really elegant button panel thanks to the marking of the Material Design style that it has impregnated, but also useful for being able to quickly select the contact you want to call through the icon the top. Something more agile and showy than in previous versions.
In short, a new version that bets on the visual, significantly improving the experience thanks to the design and the new way of organizing the contents. Issues that users of iPhone can already enjoy, even before those of terminals AndroidSomething quite surprising for what is usual. Hangouts version 4.0 is now available through the App Store fullyfree
