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Eventually it's all gonna converge to a single app that does chat, video and calls. And it shall be called "hangouts".

by mupuff1234 4y ago

uoaei 4y ago
Everything old is new again
ayberk 4y ago
This is Google sharpening its focus ;)
ajsnigrutin 4y ago
Sadly with no xmpp support :/
dmitrygr 4y ago
An update on meet: we’ve decided to put more wood behind fewer arrows and sharpen our focus. (To any xooglers reading this, sorry for the dose of PTSD)
wetpaws 4y ago
Hangouts is too verbose. Why not just "Google Talk"
mywittyname 4y ago
Maybe they will allow you to type/speak the thing you want to do and will call it "search."
philistine 4y ago
One thing I loathe about Android is the messy need for every app has to be a brandTM. Compare with iOS: Messages, Mail, Calendar, Wallet, Home.
- Bilal_io 4y ago
  But these apps don't need to be branded due to being a monopoly. Google's approach is better (if they didn't butcher the naming every time and kill apps constantly) for the consumer as it indicates you have choices.
- shp0ngle 4y ago
  I am honestly not sure what is the difference between iMessage and Messages. Is iMessage still a thing? I think I saw it somewhere just recently.
  - happyopossum 4y ago
    iMessage is the e2e protocol used by the messages app if you're texting another iOS user. Messages is the name of the app that does that, as well as SMS. It's really nothing that most end users notice or care about, as long as they get their blue bubbles and fun features.
    - dopa42365 4y ago
      No one outside one country in the world really uses SMS anymore.
      - jkaplowitz 4y ago
        At least two countries, I think. You're probably thinking of the US, but SMS is alive and well in Canada. (FB Messenger is #1 but far from monopolizing Canadian habits.)
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        Outside the US by more than 100 miles, then.
      - deleted 4y ago
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      - shp0ngle 4y ago
        eh it’s still used for 2FA where I’m from
- gpm 4y ago
  Ok, comparing, here are the equivalent apps on my phone (A Pixel 6 from Google) Messages, Gmail (admittedly not "Mail", despite working with non Gmail email addresses), Calendar, Wallet, Home. That's a total of 1 character in difference. These have longer names, clarifying e.g. "Google Wallet" if you go look at them on play store or something, but the actually displayed names that you actually see when using your phone are pretty much identical to iOS. Other non-branded names include Calculator, Camera, Clock, Contacts, Docs, Files, Fit, Maps, News, Photos, Safety, Settings, Translate. Branded names that I believe came with include Chrome, Google, Google One, Google TV, Play Store, and YouTube. Frankly I think it's pretty appropriate that all of those come with branding.
- slater 4y ago
  I wish someone would make a platform that takes that idea to the next level: Your spreadsheets? No, they're not in Excel® or numbers.app or OpenOffice. They're in "Spreadsheets". Same with documents: Not in Word or pages.app or w/e. They're in Documents. Want to browse the web? No Safari or Firefox or Chrome names. Click on the icon that says "Web browser". Your e-mail? Click the shiny "e-mail" icon. (note: this is more about shielding/releasing the user from having to worry about underlying technologies. Basically, the "it just works" taken to the next level)
  - stonecharioteer 4y ago
    Lol. This reminds me of the Windows days where you'd make desktop shortcuts and you could rename them. Why can't I rename my android home shortcuts?
BonoboIO 4y ago
*hangouts plus

Eventually it's all gonna converge to a single app that does chat, video and calls. And it shall be called "hangouts".

uoaei 4y ago

Everything old is new again

ayberk 4y ago

This is Google sharpening its focus ;)

ajsnigrutin 4y ago

Sadly with no xmpp support :/

dmitrygr 4y ago

An update on meet: we’ve decided to put more wood behind fewer arrows and sharpen our focus. (To any xooglers reading this, sorry for the dose of PTSD)

wetpaws 4y ago

Hangouts is too verbose. Why not just "Google Talk"

mywittyname 4y ago

Maybe they will allow you to type/speak the thing you want to do and will call it "search."

philistine 4y ago

One thing I loathe about Android is the messy need for every app has to be a brandTM. Compare with iOS: Messages, Mail, Calendar, Wallet, Home.

Bilal_io 4y ago
But these apps don't need to be branded due to being a monopoly. Google's approach is better (if they didn't butcher the naming every time and kill apps constantly) for the consumer as it indicates you have choices.
shp0ngle 4y ago
I am honestly not sure what is the difference between iMessage and Messages. Is iMessage still a thing? I think I saw it somewhere just recently.
- happyopossum 4y ago
  iMessage is the e2e protocol used by the messages app if you're texting another iOS user. Messages is the name of the app that does that, as well as SMS. It's really nothing that most end users notice or care about, as long as they get their blue bubbles and fun features.
  - dopa42365 4y ago
    No one outside one country in the world really uses SMS anymore.
    - jkaplowitz 4y ago
      At least two countries, I think. You're probably thinking of the US, but SMS is alive and well in Canada. (FB Messenger is #1 but far from monopolizing Canadian habits.)
      - Dylan16807 4y ago
        Outside the US by more than 100 miles, then.
    - deleted 4y ago
      [deleted]
    - shp0ngle 4y ago
      eh it’s still used for 2FA where I’m from
gpm 4y ago
Ok, comparing, here are the equivalent apps on my phone (A Pixel 6 from Google) Messages, Gmail (admittedly not "Mail", despite working with non Gmail email addresses), Calendar, Wallet, Home. That's a total of 1 character in difference. These have longer names, clarifying e.g. "Google Wallet" if you go look at them on play store or something, but the actually displayed names that you actually see when using your phone are pretty much identical to iOS. Other non-branded names include Calculator, Camera, Clock, Contacts, Docs, Files, Fit, Maps, News, Photos, Safety, Settings, Translate. Branded names that I believe came with include Chrome, Google, Google One, Google TV, Play Store, and YouTube. Frankly I think it's pretty appropriate that all of those come with branding.
slater 4y ago
I wish someone would make a platform that takes that idea to the next level: Your spreadsheets? No, they're not in Excel® or numbers.app or OpenOffice. They're in "Spreadsheets". Same with documents: Not in Word or pages.app or w/e. They're in Documents. Want to browse the web? No Safari or Firefox or Chrome names. Click on the icon that says "Web browser". Your e-mail? Click the shiny "e-mail" icon. (note: this is more about shielding/releasing the user from having to worry about underlying technologies. Basically, the "it just works" taken to the next level)
- stonecharioteer 4y ago
  Lol. This reminds me of the Windows days where you'd make desktop shortcuts and you could rename them. Why can't I rename my android home shortcuts?

BonoboIO 4y ago

*hangouts plus