Google Launches Hangouts Desktop App

Search giant Google on Thursday launced its Hangouts app for Chrome OS and Windows. The new app means Hangouts users can now chat and make calls from their desktops without opening their browser.

The desktop app allows chats and calls to run independently of a web browser, and chats and notifications will automatically be synced between the desktop and mobile app.

“The app has a streamlined design that keeps your chats accessible without getting in the way of everything else,” Google wrote in a blog post. “Your contact list and all your chats are condensed into one easy to toggle window.”

The desktop app also supports Hangouts’ voice and video calls, including Google’s recently improved Hangouts dialer. Google Voice users can also make and receive calls, listen to voicemails and read SMS messages via their Google Voice number from within the app. Those who are already using Hangouts via the Chrome extension will soon be prompted to try the new desktop experience, Google said.

Source: mashable.com

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