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Hangouts
4.3
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Google's instant messaging service, Hangouts, lets you communicate with
your friends whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch the Application tab from the
Home screen, then touch
Hangouts
. All friends added by using Hangouts
from the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
To sign out, touch from Friends list screen to display options, then touch
Settings\Sign out
.
Chatting with your friends
4.3.1
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then type
your message and finally touch .
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching and select
Add people
on group chatting screen and then selecting the friend you
want to add.
To add a new friend
4.3.2
From Friends list, touch the icon to add a new friend. Type name, email
or number of the friend you want to add, and then touch
Message
or
Video call
to start a chat.
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend. By touching
the invitation, the friend can select
Decline
or
Reply
in response.
To manage your friends
4.3.3
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, touch and selecting
People & options
from your Chatting screen, the following actions will
be available:
•
Touch to add the person into a new group
Hangout.
•
Touch to open
Settings
or
Help
.
•
Touch to add the person to your circles of
Friends
,
Family
,
Acquaintances
or
Following
.
Notifications
•
Mark the checkbox to be notified of new
messages.
Block
•
Touch to block the friend from exchanging
messages. If blocked, you will no longer receive
direct messages and notifications, but this person
will still be present in any group Hangouts you
have in common. All blocked friends can be
viewed by touching and
Settings
, then touch
Blocked People
. To unblock a friend, touch
Unblock
besides the name of this friend.