American browser and technology giant, Google, announced earlier this year that it would be discontinuing its Hangout platform and Google Chat as its default chat application. Most of the users have already moved to the chat. If you haven’t moved to Google Chat, you should by November 01, 2022. After the mentioned date, users will be automatically directed to Google Chat.
during the stay from google hangouts For Google Chat, some conversations need to be transferred, Google says. So, the US tech giant said, users interested in keeping a copy of their chats can pre-download it, before all data on Hangouts will be wiped out.
For some people, their conversations will automatically migrate from Hangouts to Chat, so it’s easier for them to pick up where they left off, Google explained.
Here’s how to download Google Hangouts data:
Step 1 Go to Google Takeout and sign in with the Google Account you use with Hangouts.
Step 2 In the available applications, select Hangouts and deselect the rest.
Step 3 Click Next Step.
Step 4 In the delivery method, choose how often you want to download the backup. Since Hangouts is being upgraded to Google Chat soon, we recommend a one-time download.
Step 5 Choose the file type.
Step 6 Click on Export.
Step 7 A message pops up telling you that Google is making a copy of files from Hangouts. You will receive an email when the takeout process is complete. Download a file to keep your Hangouts data safe.
Additionally, as long as google chat And Google Hangouts work together, users can chat and send messages between Hangouts. This sync between Chat and Hangouts is set up such that if Hangouts data is deleted, the associated chat data will also be deleted. Users should delete their data from either app only if they want to delete data from both.
especially, Google It also states that for users who use Chat at work or school, new locations created in Chat are not guaranteed to appear in Hangouts.
For those who haven’t already upgraded, Google Hangouts is being upgraded to Google Chat by the end of 2022.
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