![]() ![]() Facebook users, especially young Facebook users, decided that opting out of family and other conversations was a desirable thing to be actively pursued. ![]() To opt out of Facebook is to opt out of your family conversations, your friends’ conversations, your co-workers and former co-workers’ conversations, and so on.īut then a curious thing happened. As a pure creature of the network effects phenomenon, the reason everybody uses Facebook is that everybody uses Facebook. ![]() Unlike the telephone system, pretty much everybody hates Facebook, the service, but loves Facebook, the social network. Pre-show Q&A sessions and trailers can even be run. Some changes have been made to the user interface as well, which now lets hosts adjust audio or even kick people from the session. The updated Google Hangouts app will be rolled out over the next few days, whereas updates to Hangouts on Air will take several weeks to go live.But the new poster child is Facebook. ![]() Once a broadcast is scheduled, a dedicated landing page is created that is integrated with Google+ events, and it lists RSVPs and even includes a countdown timer. Moreover, all video calls made through Hangouts will be in HD, regardless of the mobile or desktop device being used. Hangouts on Air receives a couple of updates as well. Auto enhance has been added to video calls, the feature automatically adjusts contrast and brightness levels to provide clear video. Google has also made some improvements to Hangouts apart from its mobile app. Location can be shared through just one touch of a button that’s placed beside the one used to share photos. Nevertheless, users will no longer need to use the stock SMS app, texts will go through Hangouts exactly the way they do through the stock app. Unfortunately, Google Voice still hasn’t been integrated in the Android app. It was previously rumored that support for SMS messages in Hangouts will come with Android 4.4 KitKat, but evidently Google doesn’t want us to keep waiting. Improvements include support for SMS, location sharing and animated GIFs. Vic Gundotra announced a number of improvements that have been made to Hangouts, today. Google Hangouts SMS support on Android is no longer a dream. ![]()
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