Android OEMs no longer required to preinstall Hangouts on their smartphones
Starting on December 1st, smartphone OEMs won't be required to preload Google Hangouts as part of Android's core mobile app suite, according to Android Police.Duo, Google's new video chat app, will take the place of Hangouts.As a result, Duo will come pre-installed on every single new Android smartphone released in 2017 and beyond.
Google No Longer Requires Hangouts To Be Bundled With Android Phones
Remember when Google debuted their new Allo and Duo apps and reassured us that despite these new apps, Hangouts would not be going anywhere?Turns out that was partially true.As of the 1st of December, Google will no longer require Hangouts to be preinstalled on Android phones.
Hangouts will no longer be required to come pre-installed on Android phones in December
As of December 1, 2016, Google will no longer require Hangouts to be pre-installed on Android smartphones.In an email sent out to Google Mobile Services partners on October 5, the company explained that Hangouts is moving to 'optional' status in the Google Apps package for Android beginning December 1, 2016.What's replacing Hangouts?
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