If you're still on Google Hangouts, get ready to bid adieu. On Monday, Google detailed its plan to migrate Hangouts users to its replacement in the Google Chat app. The migration already occurred for users on the enterprise-focused Workspace platform this spring. Now the company is kicking off the same process for all Google personal accounts by nudging any remaining Hangout users to try the Chat app. “First, starting today, people using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app screen asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app,” Google says(Opens in a new window). “Similarly, people who use the Hangouts Chrome extension will be asked to move to Chat on the web(Opens in a new window) or install the Chat web app(Opens in a new window).”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-hangouts-says-farewell-in-october-as-google-chat-takes-over
