![]() Google shuttering Hangouts is just part of the problem, the main issue is that Google Chat isn't completely ready. Google Chat to get new features in the future You have a limited timeframe to save the data, you will need to do it before November 2022, after which it will no longer be possible to obtain the chat history. Users who want to retain their Hangouts data can take a backup of the chats by downloading it using Google Takeout. I use it sparingly, and it has all my old messages, even from a decade ago (GTalk chats). ![]() You don't need to wait for Google to prompt you to make the switch, you can move to Chat right now and your conversations will be migrated to it automatically. The Hangouts browser extension and mobile app are still available on the Chrome web store and the Play Store respectively, though this could change in the coming weeks or months. The company will display a notice to users at least a month before the web version is shut down, that should start appearing in October, and will redirect users to Google Chat on the web. the official site, will continue to work until later this year. Google will upgrade Hangouts in Gmail to Chat in July. Users who have the Hangouts Chrome extension will also be asked to switch to Chat on the web or install the web app. The Hangouts app on mobile will display an in-app screen prompting them to migrate to the Chat app or Chat in Gmail. Hangouts is redirecting users to Google Chat ![]() ![]() Last year, the company clarified its intention to migrate to Chat, and now we have an actual timeline when Hangouts is going away for good. This isn't unexpected, we reported about it in 2019. ![]()
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