Google Hangout for Windows Phone.

Anonymous
2014-10-29T06:27:15+00:00

Hello Microsoft,

Recently I wrote to Google to provide Hangout app for Windows Phone. In reply they said that they are willing to provide Google Apps if device manufacturer are ready to collaborate with them in development process. Following text is copy of two paragraphs of their reply.

Unfortunately, when developing an app for a third party device we need the collaboration of the manufacturer.

Like in the case of Mac we worked side by side, also with Ubuntu and other Debian based Linux distributions.

Together we achieved the apps their users enjoy now, as well once the app is developed it needs to follow

the manufacturer's store approval like any other app developed for them. As you can see by visiting

https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1216376?hl=en.

In the case of Microsoft we are more than willing to develop the app, we would love to support that market

share which is vast increase potential customers to use their mobile devices.

With Microsoft we've achieved the use of hangouts through their Desktop environments so far. But, we need

you as their mobile customer to present the need of the use of Google Apps in their mobile phone's so they

can support the development of mobile apps on their devices. We want to serve you in whatever device you

choose to have, but this can only be accomplished through the device users to convince the device

manufacturer to collaborate to develop an app from us.

I would love to see Google apps on my windows phones. Could you please communicate with Google, to bring Hangout and other apps to Windows Phone.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-03-21T18:53:54+00:00

    I strongly agree with the reply from Google as Microsoft is not stepping forward with them to update any apps on the Windows.

    hilarious.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-03-06T04:53:42+00:00

    Client for Hangouts, a universal windows 10 app. just released

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/client-for-hangouts/9nblggh6ghbm

    We'll see how long it lasts in the store before Google has it pulled.

    Not by google

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-09T17:28:17+00:00

    Try Microsoft answer tech at least you get to talk to someone official

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-25T09:27:55+00:00

                There are hardly any mainstream companies that Microsoft gives support for in WP8. Pretty sad. MS is going the way of the Dodo if things dont start changing. Even Apple the people famous for incompatible "closed systems" gives 100X more compatibility with apps and the like.

    You dont' understand how things work. Apple doesn't give "compatibility". App developers need to make a version of their apps for each operating system. apps don't magically work across different operating systems. it's up to the app developers to make their apps for windows. Microsoft has nothing to do with them not wanting to do it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-23T07:32:47+00:00

    Like my windows phone but the vast amount of incompatible apps is its biggest flaw. Wish i had known before i purchased it. I was told within 6months of buying it there would be support for almost everything, especially common popular things like Google... i mean come on. There are hardly any mainstream companies that Microsoft gives support for in WP8. Pretty sad. MS is going the way of the Dodo if things dont start changing. Even Apple the people famous for incompatible "closed systems" gives 100X more compatibility with apps and the like.

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