Hangouts video messages finally come to Android
In a strange and unusual move, Google updated the Hangouts app on the iOS platform at the beginning of the year to add the function of video calls The strange thing was not the introduction of a new function, but forgetting to also bring it to the Android platform, owned by Google , during the same period. It has taken almost half a year for this function to reach the rest of the user.Something practically unheard of in the history of Google with updates
This is version 11 of Hangouts for Android An application that has always stood out precisely because of its video. Or, rather, for its group video calls, which allow the creation of debates and interactions between various users. Not to mention the other features like text messages, stickers, free calls, etc. Now the offer really starts to be complete.
And we say that it is beginning to be because the video messages have not yet arrived official They must still be activated by Google after updating the application to its latest version, something that is usually done gradually and progressively to avoid problems.
As soon as they become available, Hangouts users will see a new icon at the bottom of the screen, next to the already recognizable ones for sending photos, attaching stickers and other additions within a chat. This is the icon of a video camera By pressing it, you can record several seconds of videothat end up being sent through the chat. Something very similar to what happens in WhatsApp
Of course, Hangouts does not play these videos within the application itself as it does Telegram , For example. In your case, the Google messaging application needs to make use of the terminal's default video player. In other words, when you click on a received video message, it will open in another application other than Hangouts
Waiting for Google to activate for all video messages on Android , you can only hope by keeping the application updated to its latest version. To do this, all you have to do is download the update through Google Play Storefree In In short, a function that arrives quite late to allow video sharing without the need to do it live and direct, as is the case with video calls
That yes, Google has not forgotten the users of iOS , the operating system that governs the iPhone and iPad And it is that Hangouts also It has received an update in this case with a couple of new features. On the one hand, there is the increase in the time of video messages, whose recording has been extended to two minutes On the other hand, users can manage the participation of other contacts in a group chat, since they now have the possibility to expel others from a chat Qualities that They continue to improve the experience of this complete communication tool. You just have to download its latest version through the App Store
