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Hangouts
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Google's instant messaging service, Hangouts, lets you communicate with
your friends whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch the Application tab from the Home
screen, then touch Hangouts. All friends added by using Hangouts from the
web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
To sign out, touch
from Friends list screen to display options, then touch
Settings, select your account, and finally Sign out.
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Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then type your
message and finally touch
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching
select New group conversation on chatting screen and then selecting the
friend you want to add.
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To add a new friend
From Friends list screen, touch the icon
name, email or number of the friend you want to add, and then select to
Send Hangouts message or to make a video or voice call to start a chat.
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend. By touching
the invitation, the friend can select Decline or Reply in response.
It may vary depending on the app version.
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To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, touch
People & options from your Chatting screen, the following actions will
be available:
Touch to add the person into a new group Hangout.
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Touch to open Settings or Help & feedback.
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Touch to add the person to your circles of Friends,
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Family, Acquaintances or Following.
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Notifications
Mark the checkbox to be notified of new messages.
and
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Block
Touch to block the friend from exchanging messages.
If blocked, you will no longer receive direct messages
and notifications, but this person will still be present in
any group Hangouts you have in common. All blocked
friends can be viewed by touching
screen and then Blocked People. To unblock a friend,
touch Unblock besides the name of this friend.
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and selecting
from Friends list