How to Open Google Hangouts in Gmail

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Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google. You can use this free service for instant messaging, video chat, SMS and more. Google Hangouts is available on hangouts.google.com , as a Chrome extension, and as a Windows app. You can also use it on the Gmail page. Read on to learn how to do it.

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    Go to Gmail. Open  www.google.com/gmail in your web browser and log in with your account.
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    Click on the "Hangouts" icon. You can see the dark icon on the left side of the page.
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    Click on the + button from the Hangouts section. It's near your Hangouts name.
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    Search for someone to chat with. Type an email address or name in the search box to find people. Select a user from the search results to start chatting.
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    Start chatting. You can see the Google Hangouts chat box at the lower right corner of the page. Just type messages an upload images like Hangouts app or website.
    • Click on the X icon at the top to close the chat box.
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    I had entered a verification code, but I received a notice that it was invalid. What do I do?
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    Try requesting another verification code from Google. If the second one doesn't work, contact customer support.
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    I don't use Google Hangouts and want to get rid of it, how is this done?
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    If you don't want the app anymore, you can uninstall it. Just press on the icon, and press uninstall.
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