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It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google
by txcwpalpha 9y ago
It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google Voice comes to mind.
My company recently switched to Google suite of apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, etc) and soon after was given the heads up that we should expect minimal support/updated to Hangouts since Google is shifting their online chat efforts into Allo and Duo.
- boundlessdreamz 9y agoHeads up from Google? They are actually investing into hangouts https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-and-splits-hangouts-into-chat-and-meet/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-an...
- matwood 9y agoInvesting in Hangouts or making even more communication apps? Now there will be Allo, Duo, Chat, Meet, and of course Hangouts.
- kyrra 9y agoFor Google voice, they redid the UI for mobile and web back in January 2017 (completely new look). So I wouldn't say voice is dying. As for hangouts, they already announced the replacement for this. Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. Meet is already out there and Chat is in closed beta.