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[Zeppu]

I am happy to report that I've installed the Hangouts apk and it's much better than I expected. The reason I say this is that it contains a sticker which wholly encapsulates my reaction to the new Hangouts. So meta.

 

[Groof]

The best messenger with stickers is obviously LINE. They got some awesome animated ones now too.

It's pretty cool hangouts is getting them though!

I'll agree to that. But Kakao is leagues ahead of LINE in the actual app department

 

[Sch1sm]

I am happy to report that I've installed the Hangouts apk and it's much better than I expected. The reason I say this is that it contains a sticker which wholly encapsulates my reaction to the new Hangouts. So meta.

This was their big thing? Stickers? Wow.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

This was their big thing? Stickers? Wow.

Lol. It's like Google has been in one big troll fest for the last couple of months.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Actually their big thing is predictive responses. The location prompt seems to be the first in a series of such contextual functions.

 

[Zeppu]

Also, haven't iOS devices had stickers ever since hangouts was release for iOS. They've been sending me those bean emoticon images (last sticker pack) for ages.

Relatedly, "Where are you?" doesn't work. Guess it needs some cloud service to be turned on or something.

 

[RoadHazard]

What's a "sticker"? I honestly don't know. Is it like emojis but different?

 

[Sch1sm]

What's a "sticker"? I honestly don't know. Is it like emojis but different?

Think Facebook Messenger. Kind of like emojis, larger though, and sometimes they're animated.

 

[osiris3355]

They diappointed.

https://plus.google.com/+RhettRobinson/posts/epfH3YA4jS3

Stickers? Really? That's the best you could come up with you twits? How about material design, swipeable fucking chats and navdrawers?

Well at least the green is less ugly...

Google why the fuck is the hangouts design still worse than your simple messaging app?!?!?!

 

[Zeppu]

What's a "sticker"? I honestly don't know. Is it like emojis but different?

Exactly like embedded images but Google selects them for you and instead of having to upload them they're already on Googy's servers.

 

[RoadHazard]

Think Facebook Messenger. Kind of like emojis, larger though, and sometimes they're animated.

I don't use FB Messenger on my phone, so that still doesn't help much! But I mean, what can they do that an emoji can't? The latter could also be larger and animated if Google felt like it. Sounds like it's pretty much a proprietary extension of emojis?

 

[Sch1sm]

I don't use FB Messenger on my phone, so that still doesn't help much! But I mean, what can they do that an emoji can't? The latter could also be larger and animated if Google felt like it. Sounds like it's pretty much a proprietary extension of emojis?

You can use the stickers on browser, as well. You're right on it being an extension of emojis. They're nothing special.

 

[Zeppu]

I don't use FB Messenger on my phone, so that still doesn't help much! But I mean, what can they do that an emoji can't? The latter could also be larger and animated if Google felt like it. Sounds like it's pretty much a proprietary extension of emojis?

Look at that handsome block sitting there on a bench being all cool and whatever.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Think Facebook Messenger. Kind of like emojis, larger though, and sometimes they're animated.

Well that's disappointing

 

[strikeselect]

How does the Hangouts team still have a job?

 

[brotkasten]

How does the Hangouts team still have a job?

Maybe they don't and other developers around the Google campus are working on it whenever they want, Valve style.

Hangouts is Half-life 3!

 

[Sch1sm]

Maybe they don't and other developers around the Google campus are working on it whenever they want, Valve style.

Hangouts is Half-life 3!

Maybe they're just easily amused and get distracted.

Spoiler

Half Life 3 confirmed, Google x Valve.

 

[Wreav]

Android Hangouts is almost caught up to iOS Hangouts. Some day, brehs.

Edit: can you swipe right from the left side of a convo to get back to the convo list?

 

[Bboy AJ]

Performance is much better. And yes, contextual message actions work. "Where are you" works.

 

[Zeppu]

Performance is much better. And yes, contextual message actions work. "Where are you" works.

I guess people outside the US don't really care about where people are then. Kinda like how we never flip coins or roll dice or want music suggestions.

 

[j-wood]

I still hate that they got rid of all the swiping actions in hangouts. That was the best part. Swiping to go back to conversation list, or swiping to archive. That needs to be brought back ASAP, this new design sucks.

Also, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GOOGLE, give me repeat notifications in messenger and hangouts. I need it for work if I get paged at 3am.

 

[terrier]

Performance is much better. And yes, contextual message actions work. "Where are you" works.

yes, it no longer looks like it is struggling on my note 4 , was really weird every time a sent a message.

 

[Vanillalite]

They still have my #1 offender aka the BIG ASS MOTHER FUCKING NOTIFICATIONS OFF BANNER.

Fuck that shit so hard.

 

[ana]

Nokia's Here maps are now available for androis (beta)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...utm_source=42matters.com&utm_medium=WidgetWeb

 

[Bboy AJ]

I guess people outside the US don't really care about where people are then. Kinda like how we never flip coins or roll dice or want music suggestions.

The Android GAF hangout is international and it works for everyone.

 

[RaySpencer]

Well, I thought I fixed my lollipop issues with NY nexus 5, it worked great for like a week, but now it's back to refreshing my home screen all the damn time.

At least chrome hasn't started crashing again.

 

[Vanillalite]

The Android GAF hangout is international and it works for everyone.

Yep works for the GAF Hangout and people def live all over the place in different time zones, countries, and continents.

 

[Zeppu]

Yay! Tried it again and it works.

No idea what was happening before! Hurrah!

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Curious, does anyone have the fixed Nexus 9 tablet? Is it really much more improved over the original one?

 

[kehs]

Android Hangouts is almost caught up to iOS Hangouts. Some day, brehs.

Edit: can you swipe right from the left side of a convo to get back to the convo list?

They took it out.

One if the best features.

Fucking Google just dying.

 

[DrFunk]

Uber's app will now be pre-installed on Sprint's Android phones

what

 

[Wreav]

Uber's app will now be pre-installed on Sprint's Android phones

what

Google has more than a quarter billion invested in Uber, this isn't shocking.

 

[NotBacon]

I think some people are getting a little over-dramatic in here...

Still LOL at the stickers and a lukewarm UI update being the "big news" though.

 

[Toki767]

I don't even see the sticker option in Hangouts.

 

[Wreav]

I think some people are getting a little over-dramatic in here...

Still LOL at the stickers and a lukewarm UI update being the "big news" though.

G+ account said "fun news", not big news. Goobers in here reading what they want to read and getting mad when their favs aren't in the changelog.

 

[Hasney]

Doesn't really matter. The team should really know better than to release some crap like this when your app looks horrible.

 

[Zeppu]

G+ account said "fun news", not big news. Goobers in here reading what they want to read and getting mad when their favs aren't in the changelog.

Excuse me for expecting their IM, which is integrated on the web across multiple services, to be updated to conform to the design language they've been gloating about for the last six months and for expecting it to not look like complete ass on their new 4:3 aspect ratio'd tablet (or any other tablet). I don't even really care if it's in Material Design but the UX has been terrible for a while. The last update was a step back. I'd argue it has never been as functional as when it was Gtalk, with the ability to swipe between ongoing conversations.

 

[Blackhead]

Excuse me for expecting *blah blah

... you're not excused. Next.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Uber's app will now be pre-installed on Sprint's Android phones

what

hope it uninstalls like the majority of 3rd party bloatware on Sprint devices.

 

[Zeppu]

... you're not excused. Next.

You redarse you!

 

[Wreav]

The move from classic mode in the browser to the new G+ look and feel was a huge step back.

The move from GTalk to Hangouts was a huge step back in terms of usability.

And here you are, expecting things to be different yet again. Isn't that the definition of insanity?

Come to iOS, Hangouts is fantastic.

 

[Reckoner]

Finally ordered a Moto X 2014 with 32gb storage, but I'm still somehow thinking that I would love the Nexus 6 and its awesome screen. Oh well, too late.

 

[Zeppu]

The move from classic mode in the browser to the new G+ look and feel was a huge step back.

The move from GTalk to Hangouts was a huge step back in terms of usability.

And here you are, expecting things to be different yet again. Isn't that the definition of insanity?

Come to iOS, Hangouts is fantastic.

I know. You're right. I guess I'm delusional. Hope is always the last to die.
After all the praise the messaging app got in terms of visuals I kind of expected the Hangouts team to at least come close to that.

 

[Wreav]

Finally ordered a Moto X 2014 with 32gb storage, but I'm still somehow thinking that I would love the Nexus 6 and its awesome screen. Oh well, too late.

Me too! I'll probably ditch it for an N6 next June when it finally hits Verizon's shelves.

 

[kehs]

The move from classic mode in the browser to the new G+ look and feel was a huge step back.

The move from GTalk to Hangouts was a huge step back in terms of usability.

And here you are, expecting things to be different yet again. Isn't that the definition of insanity?

Come to iOS, Hangouts is fantastic.

Yeah but iOs.

:jnc:

 

[Jazzy Network]

Me too! I'll probably ditch it for an N6 next June when it finally hits Verizon's shelves.

You really think Verizon will get it that quick?

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Finally ordered a Moto X 2014 with 32gb storage, but I'm still somehow thinking that I would love the Nexus 6 and its awesome screen. Oh well, too late.

Nice choice. Screen on the Moto X is pretty good. It's nearly the same as the Nexus 6.

 

[Reckoner]

Me too! I'll probably ditch it for an N6 next June when it finally hits Verizon's shelves.

The thing is that probably next June we will start to hear about a new Moto with a bigger screen, dual speakers, better camera and Snapdragon 810. And then we will buy it instead of the Nexus 6.

Nice choice. Screen on the Moto X is pretty good. It's nearly the same as the Nexus 6.

Thanks! Yeah, it seems to be a really great phone. I used one for a week and loved it, so the choice was really which Moto phone to pick.

 

[Pachimari]

Do any of you have the Huawei Ascend Mate 7?

How is it? I figure it's running it's own skin on top of Android but besides that.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

The thing is that probably next June we will start to hear about a new Moto with a bigger screen, dual speakers, better camera and Snapdragon 810. And then we will buy it instead of the Nexus 6.

I wouldn't mind. I'm looking forward to the new Moto and Sony Xperia.