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The Hangouts UI is a disgrace to Google. I can't count the # of times I've tried to get even technical people to join a Hangout and it took an extra 5-10 minute
by robk 12y ago
The Hangouts UI is a disgrace to Google. I can't count the # of times I've tried to get even technical people to join a Hangout and it took an extra 5-10 minutes to sort out. Finding the initiation button is horribly hard, the UI is clumsy and unintuitive for those used to Skype or other video calling tools, and even inviting a new person to a hangout is maddeningly hard, particularly if they've got multiple Google IDs.
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- vertex-four 12y agoLuckily, Hangouts is no longer the only usable vidchat system out there. There's also things like vLine[0] which I use to chat with loved ones, and numerous other services. It doesn't even require a login. WebRTC is awesome. Apparently it's possible to do screen-sharing over WebRTC with a Chrome extension as well (and I assume a Firefox extension is possible), although I don't know of any services which provide that yet. [0] https://vline.com/ https://vline.com/
- nnnnni 12y agovLine looks like it's really cool, but I don't see a way to "lock" a chat. That's a dealbreaker for me. =-(
- vertex-four 12y agoBy locking a chat, do you mean keep it open for the future? I think, but I'm not sure, that simply keeping the link around would work.
- nnnnni 12y agoYou'll probably never see this, but no -- I meant "keep other people out".