Rumor: Google to shut down Hangouts in 2020

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A report by 9to5Google suggests that Google plans to shut down the consumer version of Google Hangouts in 2020. Google has not officially confirmed or denied the rumor, and the site cites a "source familiar with the product's internal roadmap" as its source.

Google Hangouts would follow other Google products such as Google Inbox, Google Reader, Google Wave, Google Buzz, or Google Plus that the company shut down in recent years or plans to shut down.

According to the report, Google Hangouts will be shut down for consumers in 2020. Google unveiled a new strategy for Hangouts in 2017 when it launched the two messaging applications Allo and Duo.

Google in the meantime started to focus on an RCS-based messaging system for Android called Chat in favor of the messaging application Allo.

Hangouts for Enterprise customers was split into Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet back then. Hangouts Chat offers group-chat functionality similar to Slack, Hangouts Meet video conferencing.

Full reading: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/12/01/rumor-...s-in-2020/