Google Hangouts tips and tricks

Google Hangouts is a top-notch application that has tons of advanced tools and settings for experienced users. However, not everyone use the program to the fullest. In case you want to know more about the app’s secret options, this article is right for you. Discover lots of Hangouts tricks and amaze your friends with cool features!

The best Hangouts tips you probably didn't know

1. Set up who can contact you. Although this trick is easy to get, most users don’t know about it. With this option, you will be able to set up which of your contacts can send you direct messages and who can only invite you to start chatting. Just go to Settings – Invitations – Invitation preferences.

   

Then feel free to set up your invitations with a number of different features.

2. Snooze notifications. Sometimes too many notifications might become distracting and even annoying. Hangouts takes care of you, offering Snooze notification feature that allows disabling receiving notifications on a chosen period of time. To switch on the option, go to Settings – Notifications.

   

Then choose the time period you need to turn off your alerts for.

Note: you can also switch off the feature anytime before the previously set up time period by tapping the Off button at the top of the menu.

3. Use chat commands. The chat commands are exceptionally useful for group chats. For example, if you want to tell something a particular person, just type “/to” and then the name of your recipient. Your contact will receive a private message and will be able to reply you either in group chat or personally.
4. Group video conferences. Most people use the app for one-to-one calls and conversations. However, you can add up to 100 members to your video chat! Furthermore, the app will still require a minimum connection speed for both audio and video conversations.
5. Emojis. Although most messengers have lots of built-in GIFs, Hangouts’ emojis are likely to beat all of them. Feel free to use countless bright and colorful stickers to spice up your communication and make it much funnier.
6. Use hidden animations. The shortcuts are one of the most amazing Google Hangouts secrets. From running ponies to cute birthday congrats, the app has tons of hidden GIFs.

There is nothing new that the application is constantly developing. New features and tricks are added to attract even more users. Keep in touch with our news to know the hottest of them!