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makes messaging and sharing with your friends a lot easier. You can set up Circles of
friends, visit the Stream to get updates from your Circles, use Messenger for fast messaging
with everyone in your Circles, or use Instant Upload to automatically upload videos and photos
to your own private album on . Visit
google.com//
for more information.
uses your Google account. If you don’t already have a Google account set up on your
tablet, you can set one up.
■ Press
and touch
Apps
>
.
Hangouts
Previously known as Google Talk, Hangouts is an online place to meet friends and family, share
photos, and host video calls. Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area in your
Gmail account.
Note
: You must be currently signed into your Google account to use Hangouts.
■ Press
and touch
Apps
>
Hangouts
.
Messenger
Messenger allows you to bring groups of friends together into a simple group conversation.
When you get a new conversation in Messenger, sends an update to your tablet.
Messenger uses your Google account.
If you don’t already have a Google account set up on
your tablet, you can set one up.
■ Press
and touch
Apps
>
Messenger
.
YouTube
YouTube™ is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. The site is
used to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips,
and music videos, as well as video content such as video blogging, informational shorts, and
other original videos.
YouTube is a data-intensive feature. Check your data plan to avoid additional data charges.
■ Press
and touch
Apps
>
YouTube
.
Note
: It is not necessary to sign in to the YouTube site to view content. However, if you wish to
sign in to access additional options touch the
ACCOUNT
tab. Select an account (if available) or
create a new account. (Even if you sign in to YouTube via the Web, you must separately sign in
via your tablet.)