Choosing a new messaging app will not impact existing SMS messages. If none exists, they will be directed to the Google Play store to find a new SMS messaging app. Users will be prompted to choose another default messaging app already installed on their phone. This is how the change will affect users as per the email:įor SMS users on Hangouts on Android (not including Google Voice) ALSO READ: Google launches Hangouts Meet, Chat in new G Suite update While such users will be able to continue sending messages using their Google Voice numbers as they did before but will be unable to send carrier SMS messages via Hangouts from May 22. Things are a little confusing as Google Voice users. As part of that ongoing effort, we will be removing carrier SMS text messaging from Hangouts on Android after, the email shared on Reddit said. Last year, we announced several improvements to the most popular features of Google Hangouts, such as the new video meetings experience and better group chat messaging. Also Read - Giving fake identity for SIM, WhatsApp, Telegram will lead to jail time and 50k fine: Govt If the user does not have any other chat app pre-installed, Google will redirect them to Play Store to download another chat app. Users will also be directed to set another chat app as the default. Also Read - WhatsApp is a surveillance tool, stay away from it: Telegram founder Also Read - WhatsApp restricts users from taking screenshot of 'view once' imagesĬoming back to Hangouts, users who have enabled Hangouts as the default SMS app, will be notified from March 27 regarding the change. In the enterprise segment, Google already competes with Skype, and is now also facing competition from new products like Slack and Microsoft’s Teams. Google recently launched a ‘ Hangouts Meet‘ for corporate video conferencing. The move is believed to be part of Google’s growing focus on the enterprise segment. The said email has been shared over Reddit and states that the change will come into effect from May 22. Google has sent out an email to members of G Suite team informing them about removing SMS support in Hangouts from May.
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