cdmagurus.com
08-14-2013, 02:40 PM
Google is shutting down its Messenger group chatting service as part of an update to its Google+ app for Android-based devices, the company recently announced. Google will also be ditching the service on iOS devices.
Google Hangouts, which performs similar messaging and video calling functions, will act as a replacement for Messenger, said Google software engineer Virgil Dobjanschi, in a Wednesday blog post (https://plus.google.com/101870761930221849874/posts/HNSJByBhDin). Google Messenger was a service for mobile devices designed for group conversations with text, photos and face-to-face video chat.
Because Hangouts provides messaging and video calls across Android, iOS and the Web, "we're moving Messenger from the Google+ mobile apps, first on Android, then on iOS," Dobjanschi said.
Users will be able to download all of their Messenger conversations, including text and photos, from Google's Takeout data export service later on Wednesday, Dobjanschi said.
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Google Hangouts, which performs similar messaging and video calling functions, will act as a replacement for Messenger, said Google software engineer Virgil Dobjanschi, in a Wednesday blog post (https://plus.google.com/101870761930221849874/posts/HNSJByBhDin). Google Messenger was a service for mobile devices designed for group conversations with text, photos and face-to-face video chat.
Because Hangouts provides messaging and video calls across Android, iOS and the Web, "we're moving Messenger from the Google+ mobile apps, first on Android, then on iOS," Dobjanschi said.
Users will be able to download all of their Messenger conversations, including text and photos, from Google's Takeout data export service later on Wednesday, Dobjanschi said.
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