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- The free versions of Google Hangouts will begin to transition to Chat today.
- You can still use some versions of Hangouts until October 2022.
- By the end of this year, Hangouts will be completely gone.
Earlier this year, Google started to transition folks away from the Workspace version of Hangouts. That long, semi-messy process finished up only recently. Now, non-Workspace users are next.
Starting today, people using the free version of Google Hangouts will see prompts asking them to switch to Chat. The speed with which you’ll need to switch will vary depending on the platform. Here’s how that looks: