Tech Tip Tuesday: Google Chat Replacing Classic Hangouts

Starting Wednesday, August 19th, Google Chat will become the default chat application for Allegheny, replacing all of the classic Google Hangouts apps and appearing in Gmail. All classic Hangouts applications will be disabled (except hangouts.google.com), and users will be directed to go to chat.google.com or download the Chat mobile app.

Chat in Gmail

This change will help to prevent the possibility of missed messages in the event of some people using the classic Google Hangouts and others using Google Chat.

After Google Chat has been changed to be the default chat application for Allegheny, The classic Hangouts bot will be available, and can notify users of unread Classic group messages.

If you have any questions or concerns about this upcoming change, please reach out to us at infodesk@allegheny.edu.