Google is slowly phasing out Hangouts and slowly migrating users to a new service, Chat. They’ve finally confirmed that the transition will happen by March! You might be wondering why this news is exciting for G Suite admins. Google Workspace administrators can expect a speedier migration process with fewer active chats because AI-powered technology will automate much of the communications required when moving a community to Chat. Source: Enterprise company blog .
FedEx Teams Users to Get Business Value Last week, FedEx partnered with Slack through the latter’s One-on-One marketing toolset to launch a private Slack channel for users of their Delivery Network software. Later this year, they plan to roll out expanded use cases of the platform using users’ data across real estate listings, pricing algorithms and other offerings that have nothing to do with actual package delivery. Source: FedEx site.
What is Google Workspace?
Google Workspace is a set of tools that lets you manage your work, collaborations and communication. The new features of Google Plus Chat will make it easier for you to work with others in real-time. Beginning March 30, 2013, all users will migrate their Hangouts chats to Google Plus Chat.
Why migrate?
Google Workspace provides enhanced productivity features, including Real-time Collaboration, including markups and discussion while viewing documents in the same Google Drive; threaded messaging so you can follow a conversation without having to open multiple tabs; keyboard shortcuts for search and chat; and portability between devices.\n
What is Real-time Collaboration? Real-time Collaboration is a feature that allows you to work together in real-time on documents or other activities. This means that you can see changes that others make as they occur, discuss ideas with colleagues and collaborators quickly and easily, and stay on track with the task at hand.\n
What are the benefits of migrating my Hangouts chats to Google Plus Chat? The benefits of migrating your Hangouts chats to Google Plus Chat are: better real-time collaboration capabilities, including markups and discussion while viewing documents in the same Google Drive;
Will users be forced to migrate from Hangouts?
According to Google, chat will be the sole messaging experience for Hangouts users starting in March. This means that any messages or conversations that were initiated in Hangouts will no longer be possible in Google Plus chat. Users who want to continue using Hangouts will need to create new accounts and migrate their conversations over.\n
Some users may find this transition difficult, as it will sever ties between past conversations and relationships. Additionally, some hangouts features – like group chat – may not be available in Google Plus chat. For users who rely on Hangouts for work-related chats, enforcing a migration could cause significant disruption.\n
This decision comes as part of a larger strategy at Google to focus on its core products. Hangouts has been plagued by poor user adoption and features have been gradually being eliminated over the past few months. In addition to chat, other features being moved to Plus include documents, photos, mashed up videos and map searches.
When will Conversations arrive it Google Plus Chat?
Google is planning to migrate users from its Hangouts chat platform to its Google Plus chat platform in March. The company confirmed the news on Twitter, saying that “conversations will be moving from Hangouts to Google Plus in March.”
What are the advantages and disadvantages of migrating to Google Plus Chat?
Google has officially confirmed that users will migrate from Hangouts to Google Plus Chat in March. While the migration may seem like a simple switch, there are some advantages and disadvantages to consider.\n
Advantages of migrating to Google Plus Chat include the ability to keep all your contacts in one place, better search results due to the tie-in with Google+, and the potential for increased interaction between users because of chat bots. Disadvantages may include concerns over privacy issues and unanswered questions about the future of Google Plus Chat.
How should non Hangouts users use GWC with Chat instead of G+ SMS results in March?
Google has confirmed that users will migrate from Hangouts to Google Plus Chat in March. Non Hangouts users should use GWC with Chat instead of G SMS results in March to continue communication with Hangouts users. Hangouts to Chat & Hangout SMS: What happened? January 1st 2017 – Google will migrate users from Hangouts to the Google Plus. Non Hangouts users who have Gmail account should use General Hand in November-December to continue communication with their friends and family who are still on G+ Messenger, Hangout video chat, or hangout SMS as a form of communication. Current Use cases