RIP Hangouts (2022)
Way back in 2018, Google claimed that it would eventually put the kaibosh on Hangouts. After a long slow decline, Google officially decided in October of 2020 that Hangouts would be put out to pasture. It would be replaced by a new Google Chat (which is ironic, since Hangouts originally replaced the old Google Chat), which promised many of the same features and similar functionality. Since then, the company has consistently been encouraging users to migrate over to its new client. As of this week, Hangouts is officially dead and you can’t use it anymore. We must say: goodbye, Hangouts! As one of Google’s few messenger success stories, we will miss you dearly! We can barely understand what replaced you!
