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4.3
Google Hangouts ..........................................................................
Google's instant messaging service, Google Hangouts, lets you communicate with your friends
whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch
from the Home screen, then touch
Hangouts
.
All friends added by using Google Hangouts from the Web or device will be displayed in your friends
list.
4.3.1
Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your message and touch
.
You can invite other friends to join a group chat by touching the menu icon, and select
New group
conversation
.
4.3.2
To add a new friend
From Friends list, touch
to add a new friend.
Enter the name, email, number, or Circle of the friend you want to add, and if the friend is not yet on
Hangouts, the system will require sending an invite by telling the friend via SMS or Gmail. A notification
with this invitation will be showed in your friend’s messaging or Gmail.
If your friends invite you to a video chat or if they send you a message for the first time, you can select
Decline
or
Reply
by touching and Hangout requests.
4.3.3
To start and close a chat
Select the friend from your friends list that you would like to send a message to or start a video call.
After you join , you can send pictures to everyone in your Google Hangouts.
When you want to end a chat, touch the
Back
key from the chatting screen directly.
If you want to sign out, touch
and
Settings/Sign out.
