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4.3 Hangouts
Google's instant messaging service, Hangouts, lets you communicate
with your friends whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from the
Home screen, then touch Hangouts. All friends added by using
Hangouts from the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
Touch your account to set your online status.
Touch the text box below your online status to enter your status
message.
To sign out, touch the Menu key from Friends list to display options,
then select Sign out. Or you can also select Sign out from online
status.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then
enter your message and finally touch
.
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching the
Menu key and selecting Add to chat and then selecting the friend you
want to add.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, touch the icon to add a new friend. Enter the
Hangouts ID or Gmail address of the friend you want to add, and
then touch Done.
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend.
By touching the invitation, the friend can select Block, Decline or
Accept in response.
4.3.3 To close a chat
When you want to end a chat, touch the Menu key from Chatting
screen directly, and then select End chat.
If you want to end all chats, touch the Menu key and select End all
chats from Friends list screen.
4.3.4 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions
are available for your choice:
• To view all
friends/most
popular friends
By default, only friends that you frequently
communicate with are displayed in Friends
list. To view all friends, touch the Menu key
and select Display options, then touch Name.
To return to displaying most popular friends
screen, touch Availability or Recency from
Display options.
• To block/
Remove a friend
To block a friend from exchanging messages
or remove them from your friends list, touch
the Menu key and select Friend info from
Chatting screen, then touch Block or Remove.
All blocked friends can be viewed by touching
the Menu key and selecting Settings, touch
an account then choose Blocked friends. To
unblock a friend, touch the name of this friend
and touch OK when prompted.
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