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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by metildaa on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:17PM (#18574032)
Doesn't it require some weird browser extension rather than asking for camera/mic or screensharing permissions through the APIs offered in all modern browsers? Seemed like a kludge when my SO had to use it, like they took the idea of Jitsi and wrecked it.
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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by Izkata on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:22PM (#18574658)
I use their standalone program on Ubuntu at work; we're switching from hangouts/meet to zoom for a lot (though ad-hoc stuff will likely remain hangouts due to it only being one-click to start one up). It's pretty straightforward, I've almost never had issues.
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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by imron on Friday November 30, 2018 @11:12PM (#18575101)
I just use their desktop app.

The call quality of video and screen sharing is significantly better than Skype and hangouts.

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