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That's not true. Hangouts for Android has always been able to do sms, even today.

• sciurus 8y ago
  Nope, they removed SMS from Hangouts in 2017 unless you're in the minority using Project Fi or Google Voice. https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/22/sms-support-hangouts-officially-ends-today-excluding-project-fi-subscribers/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/22/sms-support-hangout... https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3441321?hl=en https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3441321?hl=en
  • shaklee3 8y ago
    That is not the minority. I've been using hangouts with a google voice number for over 5 years, and SMS still works fine. Most of the benefits from hangouts come from using a google voice number anyways (VoIP calls, SMS over IP), so it's definitely not the minority.
    • sciurus 8y ago
      To be clear, I mean you're in the minority of Android users. Since 2017 most Android users can't send SMS through Hangouts.
      • shaklee3 8y ago
        I see what you mean. That definitely makes sense since it was discontinued :).