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
    2016-01-07T19:13:38+00:00

    Reply to Nonostanovich  since I previously tested this and it DID NOT work.  SO retesting now at build 10.0.10586.36

    Test 1 with Edge set to the default (mobile) browser.  Start hangouts.google.com.   Contacts are displayed so that I am logged on.  This step takes over 30 seconds. Press on a person to start a conversation: NOTHING HAPPENS.  Get somebody to send me a message whilst browser if foreground: WORKS.  HOWEVER  only first line of message is received.  Rest is lost because no popup is displayed.  Also cannot send a message since cannot initiate person popup.

    NEXT: set Edge brower on W10M to Desktop mode.   Start hangouts.google.com.  Press on person to start conversation. I can see the whole text of a message sent to me.  FIRST time I can reply to message.  However after that I can't get input focus on send message entry box, PLUS from a standing start I still cannot initiate a message.

    NEXT: in dekstop mode keep browser on hangouts.google.com  and put to background, look at start menu.  Somebody sends you a message.  NOTHING!  Navigate back to browser and first line of message shown.

    So now after over 15 minutes, with 2 people, testing both ways for verification, of testing on a 1-10 goodness scale this is a 1 at best.   To say that this is a workable solution even in a dire emergencies is a joke.  I'll repeat that /word on the street/ is that Google is at fault for not making any sort of effort to make an app.  Should this be true shame on Google.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-07T16:22:31+00:00

    https://hangouts.google.com is a bit slow for instant messaging on IE Windows Phone. But it's working.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-26T17:26:24+00:00

    I'm really sorry about all of this corporate in-fighting. The real loser here is the everyday consumer. Both companies make more than enough money and could stand to cooperate with each other for the good of the consumer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-13T10:09:32+00:00

    Hi, Issammr.essy. The Windows Phone Store serves as a marketplace of different applications from their respective manufacturers. The availability of applications that can be downloaded are still dependent on the application publishers. It is best to keep in touch with them for details.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-12-06T09:36:35+00:00

    It's really necessary app we need it at the work

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