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3. Type a name, email, number, or circle, or select a contact from the list.
4. Type a message or tap to start a video chat.
A chat window or a video chat window opens.
Each time text is entered, the corresponding friend appears.
If a friend is not in a Hangout, you will see a message. Tap Send invitation to invite them to
join the Hangout.
Hangouts Operations
● Ending a Chat: In the Hangouts window, flick the chat from left to right.
● Ending a Video Chat: In the video chat window, tap .
● Disabling Chat History: If you don’t want to keep chat history, in the chat window, tap More
options > Turn history off.
● Delete Chat History: To delete all your chat history, in the chat window tap More options >
Delete > Delete.
Note: You can use Hangouts as your phone’s default messaging app, or as a standalone IM app. If you
set Hangouts as the default messaging app, the Messages app will be disabled. For more information,
see Default Messaging App Settings.