what's new

Merged SMS/Hangout conversations: SMS and Hangout conversations with the same recipient are now combined into a single conversation. You can control whether you want to send a message via Hangouts or SMS with the flip of a switch, and different message types will be easy to tell apart in the conversation.

Of course, you can always merge and unmerge conversations if you’d likeHighlighted outgoing Hangout messages

Simplified contact list: now there’s two main sections in contacts — People you Hangout With, and Phone Contacts — making it simpler to navigate, and easier to use for SMS

More Prominent Presence Status (on call, moods, etc)

New Notification sound

Separate voice and video call tones

Performance improvements: today\'s update includes better quality video calls, as well as improved SMS and MMS reliability

Home screen widget: add the Hangouts widget to your homescreen for quick access to your recent conversations

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