Google Hangouts (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Google Hangouts" in English language version.

Last modified: 14:09:37, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

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4340web.archive.org

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97theverge.com

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32play.google.com

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22techcrunch.com

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11support.google.com

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11recode.net

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11androidpolice.com

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11techworm.net

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11techradar.com

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11google.com

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11zdnet.com

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11makeuseof.com

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11pcmag.com

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9to5google.com (Global: 5,648^th place; English: 4,051^st place)

Hall, Stephen (October 14, 2016). "Google's Pixel ships with Hangouts disabled in favor of Allo and Duo". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
"New Gmail with Google Chat tabs rolling out for free accounts, here's how to turn on". 9to5Google. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

androidcentral.com (Global: 7,020^th place; English: 5,244^th place)

DOBIE, ALEX. "Hangouts 2.0 now rolling out with SMS support". Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

androidpolice.com (Global: 4,455^th place; English: 3,418^th place)

"Even With Allo And Duo, Hangouts Will Remain As A Separate App In Google's Ecosystem". Android Police. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.

apkmirror.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Hangouts APKs". APKMirror. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
"Hangouts Dialer APKs". APKMirror. Android Police. September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
"Hangouts Meet APKs". APKMirror. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
"Hangouts Chat APKs". APKMirror. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
"Hangouts APKs". APKMirror. Android Police. February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

apps.apple.com

"Hangouts". App Store. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Amadeo, Ron (January 27, 2016). "Google Hangouts 7.0 for Android asks users to stop using it for SMS". Ars technica. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
"Google beefs up Hangouts into text, photo, video chat powerhouse". Ars Technica. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

bgr.com (Global: 9,675^th place; English: 6,624^th place)

"Google's messaging apps just got more confusing: Meet and Chat". April 10, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

blog.google (Global: 4,904^th place; English: 4,208^th place)

""The latest on Messages, Allo, Duo and Hangouts" Matt Klaimer, Google, 5 December 2018". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
Johnston, Scott (March 9, 2017). "Meet the new Hangouts". Google. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
"The latest on Google Hangouts and the upgrade to Google Chat". Google. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
"Upgrading from Google Hangouts to Google Chat". Google. June 27, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

Paul, Ian (May 22, 2013). "Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
"Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?". Electronic Frontier Foundation. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

"Google's rumored Babel chat service will reportedly launch as Hangouts". Engadget. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
"Google isn't abandoning Hangouts for its new chat apps". Engadget. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
"Google+ Hangouts app hands-on". Engadget. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

extremetech.com (Global: 6,470^th place; English: 4,882^nd place)

Whitwam, Ryan (August 21, 2019). "Google Delays Hangouts Shutdown Until June 2020 – ExtremeTech". Extremetech. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

"Calling Rates". www.google.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

gottabemobile.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Smith, Josh (November 7, 2013). "Google Hangouts SMS and Google Voice Won't Work Together until 2014". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

makeuseof.com (Global: 9,754^th place; English: 7,388^th place)

"The Best Android Apps". Make Use Of. November 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

"Only 6 Messaging Apps Are Truly Secure". PC Magazine. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

play.google.com (Global: 1,365^th place; English: 1,034^th place)

"Hangouts – Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
"Hangouts Dialer". Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

recode.net (Global: 8,418^th place; English: 5,195^th place)

Townsend, Tess (May 11, 2017). "Google's Allo app has a new AI-powered illustrated selfie feature". Recode. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

support.google.com (Global: 2,836^th place; English: 2,952^nd place)

"Fix problems making or receiving phone calls – Android – Hangouts Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

"Google Hangouts API gets hung out to dry". TechCrunch. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
"Google is making Meet free for everyone". Techcrunch. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. For consumer Hangouts, which has been on life support for a long time, this move may accelerate its deprecation.

techradar.com (Global: 1,513^th place; English: 964^th place)

"Google Hangouts officially rebrands as Google Chat". April 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

techworm.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

""Google is planning to shut down Hangouts for consumers by 2020" techworm.net 2018-12-02". December 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

"Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google's big fix for its messaging mess". The Verge. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
Statt, Nick (January 25, 2017). "Google's second Allo messaging bot is an AI-driven GIF generator". TheVerge. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
"Google Hangouts is getting a major overhaul to take on Slack". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
Lee, Dami (November 30, 2018). "Google may shut down Hangouts for consumers in 2020". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
"Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat". April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
"Google unveils Hangouts: a unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome". The Verge. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
O'Kane, Sean (August 15, 2016). "Google is killing off Hangouts on Air in September | The Verge". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2016.

venturebeat.com (Global: 831^st place; English: 553^rd place)

"Google Meet one-ups Zoom with free 60-minute meetings for consumers". Venturebeat. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. Google Hangouts' future in question

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Hangouts". App Store. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
"Fix problems making or receiving phone calls – Android – Hangouts Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
"Exclusive: Inside Hangouts, Google's big fix for its messaging mess". The Verge. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
"Google's rumored Babel chat service will reportedly launch as Hangouts". Engadget. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
"Google Talk Discontinued; Users Told To Switch To Hangouts App". Yibada. Sayan Bandyopadhyay. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
Amadeo, Ron (January 27, 2016). "Google Hangouts 7.0 for Android asks users to stop using it for SMS". Ars technica. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
Statt, Nick (January 25, 2017). "Google's second Allo messaging bot is an AI-driven GIF generator". TheVerge. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
Townsend, Tess (May 11, 2017). "Google's Allo app has a new AI-powered illustrated selfie feature". Recode. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
Hall, Stephen (October 14, 2016). "Google's Pixel ships with Hangouts disabled in favor of Allo and Duo". 9to5Google. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
"Even With Allo And Duo, Hangouts Will Remain As A Separate App In Google's Ecosystem". Android Police. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
"Google isn't abandoning Hangouts for its new chat apps". Engadget. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
""The latest on Messages, Allo, Duo and Hangouts" Matt Klaimer, Google, 5 December 2018". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
"Google Hangouts API gets hung out to dry". TechCrunch. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
Johnston, Scott (March 9, 2017). "Meet the new Hangouts". Google. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
"Google Hangouts is getting a major overhaul to take on Slack". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
""Google is planning to shut down Hangouts for consumers by 2020" techworm.net 2018-12-02". December 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
Lee, Dami (November 30, 2018). "Google may shut down Hangouts for consumers in 2020". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
Whitwam, Ryan (August 21, 2019). "Google Delays Hangouts Shutdown Until June 2020 – ExtremeTech". Extremetech. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
"Google is making Meet free for everyone". Techcrunch. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. For consumer Hangouts, which has been on life support for a long time, this move may accelerate its deprecation.
"Google Meet one-ups Zoom with free 60-minute meetings for consumers". Venturebeat. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020. Google Hangouts' future in question
"Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat". April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
"Google Hangouts officially rebrands as Google Chat". April 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
"Google's messaging apps just got more confusing: Meet and Chat". April 10, 2020. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
"The latest on Google Hangouts and the upgrade to Google Chat". Google. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
"New Gmail with Google Chat tabs rolling out for free accounts, here's how to turn on". 9to5Google. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
"Upgrading from Google Hangouts to Google Chat". Google. June 27, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
"Google beefs up Hangouts into text, photo, video chat powerhouse". Ars Technica. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
"Google+ Hangouts app hands-on". Engadget. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
"Google unveils Hangouts: a unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome". The Verge. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
Smith, Josh (November 7, 2013). "Google Hangouts SMS and Google Voice Won't Work Together until 2014". Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
DOBIE, ALEX. "Hangouts 2.0 now rolling out with SMS support". Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
"Hangouts – Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
"Calling Rates". www.google.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
"Hangouts Dialer". Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
O'Kane, Sean (August 15, 2016). "Google is killing off Hangouts on Air in September | The Verge". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
Paul, Ian (May 22, 2013). "Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
"Google outed me". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
"The Best Android Apps". Make Use Of. November 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
"Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?". Electronic Frontier Foundation. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
"Only 6 Messaging Apps Are Truly Secure". PC Magazine. November 5, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

yibada.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

en.yibada.com

"Google Talk Discontinued; Users Told To Switch To Hangouts App". Yibada. Sayan Bandyopadhyay. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

"Google outed me". ZDNet. Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

Google Hangouts (English Wikipedia)

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pcmag.com (Global: 1,442nd place; English: 915th place)

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recode.net (Global: 8,418th place; English: 5,195th place)

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techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; English: 224th place)

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zdnet.com (Global: 1,235th place; English: 855th place)

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androidcentral.com (Global: 7,020^th place; English: 5,244^th place)

androidpolice.com (Global: 4,455^th place; English: 3,418^th place)

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bgr.com (Global: 9,675^th place; English: 6,624^th place)

blog.google (Global: 4,904^th place; English: 4,208^th place)

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

extremetech.com (Global: 6,470^th place; English: 4,882^nd place)

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

makeuseof.com (Global: 9,754^th place; English: 7,388^th place)

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

play.google.com (Global: 1,365^th place; English: 1,034^th place)

recode.net (Global: 8,418^th place; English: 5,195^th place)

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zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)