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"Normal" people don't know because they don't use niche software products like an rss reader or Google's latest messaging app. If something is not an instant m
by hmcdona1 8y ago
"Normal" people don't know because they don't use niche software products like an rss reader or Google's latest messaging app.
If something is not an instant mainstream hit, Google might can it. That's a risk if you plan on trying out something new from Google before your uncle is asking you how to set it up.
- pjc50 8y agoAt one point Hangouts was the default messaging app on a lot of Android phones. Just the other day I was using the adb trick I learned on hn to uninstall the normally unremovable Plus app from my phone..
- vatueil 8y agoAnd yet after years of speculation about its imminent shutdown, Hangouts still works to this day. In response to the most recent reports of its demise Google explicitly denied the rumored shutdown date and committed to supporting classic Hangouts until all users transition to Hangouts Chat: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/12/03/hangouts-executive-rebuts-rumors-of-shut-down-users-will-be-transitioned-to-hangouts-chat-and-meet/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/12/03/hangouts-executive-...