We will talk to you again in Androidsis of a Google service whose life will soon come to an end. This is Google Talk in Gmail, and it is not something that should be surprising since it is already common for the company to both launch and close services that no longer have the majority support of users.
As the company itself has announced through a post published on his blog, many of the users of Google's chat services will be affected by this new decision that involves the end of Google Talk functions in Gmail from June 26, and the transition of these users to another chat client of the firm, Hangouts.
The final goodbye to Google Talk
Google Talk debuted more than a decade ago, in 2005 as the official chat client for Gmail, but when the company added support for Hangouts in Gmail in 2013, the end of the Talk service was beginning. Now, Google has announced that On June 26, Gmail users will be automatically transferred to Hangouts.
Complete transition from Google Talk to Hangouts: Google Talk was launched in 2005 as a simple chat experience between Gmail users. In 2013, we began to replace Google Talk with Hangouts, while continuing to offer users the option to continue using Google Talk. Hangouts offers advanced enhancements to Google Talk, such as group video calls and integration with other Google products. With the introduction of Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat, which add additional enhancements to meeting and team collaboration, now it's time to say goodbye to Google Talk.
Those who still use Google Talk within Gmail they will receive a notice announcing their end and inviting them to "switch" to the Hangouts service from Google, although this will be something that occurs automatically from the day mentioned, unless there is some kind of contractual commitment.
[Google] Talk users within Gmail will receive a message in the coming weeks, inviting them to switch to Hangouts. After June 26, users will automatically switch to Hangouts, unless contractual commitments apply. For users who prefer the look and feel of Google Talk, there is a Dense Roster setting in Hangouts that provides a similar experience.
Those users who continue to use the old Google Talk app for Android, which was replaced by Hangouts in 2013 on the Google Play Store, you should know that this it will also cease to be operational.
The old Google Talk Android app was replaced in the Play Store in 2013 and will stop working. Android users are advised to install Hangouts now.
The end of Google Talk in Gmail is part of another wave of endings that will take place from April
The news comes as an accompaniment to other announcements in the same line through which Google has already made public the end of a series of Gmail add-ons that will be produced on April 24, including the Authentication Icon, Google Voice Player, Picasa Previews, Quick Links, Yelp Previews, and more, as well as two of the Google+ features in Gmail such as the ability to send Google+ profiles via email, and use of Google+ circles.
Nor should we forget that Google has also announced its plans to remove SMS text messaging services from Hangouts, something that will occur on May 22.
In the next few weeks, you will see a notification in the classic Hangouts app to switch to another SMS app already on your phone or to download Android messages if one isn't available. Choosing a new messaging application will not affect your SMS message history and all your messages will be accessible in the new application of your choice..
