Google+ Introduces Audio-Only Mode for Hangouts
Google Hangouts, the video-chat app that originated within Google+, will begin allowing users to turn off the video feature and use audio only.
Google Hangouts, the video-chat app that originated within Google+, will begin allowing users to turn off the video feature and use audio only.
As in Skype, each user can select whether to blacken out a video feed of them. If they do so, their standard profile picture is displayed for others participating in the conversation.
Each user opts in or out of the video function independently.
Google packaged the feature as a benefit for users with low-bandwidth connectivity, but it could work equally well for those who are wearing their pajamas.
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