Dagnabbit, I like having an integrated messaging / texting application. It makes sense. Google indicating that SMS is leaving Hangouts (or the sense that Hangouts might be going away) is not making me happy.
Google Hangouts 7.0 for Android asks users to stop using it for SMS | Ars Technica
Google seems to be backtracking on SMS support, points users to the regular SMS app.
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Considering there really isn't any other service that does what Hangouts does, the way I want a voice/video service to work (roll20 addons, et cetera), this is bad news on the horizon.
This is just dumb. My friend and I were complaining about this move. The integration is amazing, why strip it back out.
+Jon Weber Or, at least, why do it without a completed product that can improve on what's there.