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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by int_19h on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:40PM (#18574153)
It needs to be something that can work as a background app with notifications etc.
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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by JoshTriplett on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:46PM (#18574187)
Messages on the web does support notifications, though you do have to keep it open. (But then, the same applies to Hangouts unless you use the Chrome app.)
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