Hangouts Meet Gets New Adaptive Meeting Layouts
As part of its regular G Suite updates, Google has today announced a bunch of improvements to Hangouts Meet, an app that lets you hold video meetings on the go, virtual training classes around the world, remote interviews, and much more. Starting today, Hangouts Meet is getting new adaptive layouts that automatically adjust to give you...
Google Hangouts Adds Apple CallKit Support on iOS
Google has updated its Hangouts messaging and voice calling app with Apple CallKit support. CallKit is a framework in iOS 10 that allows VoIP services to tightly integrate with the native Phone UI. Enabling the new feature in Hangouts will allow users to make calls using the stock Phone app in iOS 10. In addition...
Apple, Facebook Rank High on Messaging Privacy While Skype, Snapchat Score Low
A new report from Amnesty International accuses Snapchat and Skype owner Microsoft of failing to adopt basic privacy protections on their instant messaging services. The organization's new ranking scheme assesses 11 of the most popular messaging apps on their use of encryption to protect users' privacy. Facebook and Apple rank as the two highest on...