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Re:How to permanently delete a Facebook account by mjolk on Thursday July 11, 2013 @07:30AM (#6025433)
IIRC, this removes the ability to use hangouts as well.
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Re:How to permanently delete a Facebook account by jonknee on Thursday July 11, 2013 @08:08AM (#6025540)
> You’ll need a full Google+ account to get access to all of Hangouts’ features including group video calls, sharing photos, and using Hangouts with Google+ circles.

https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/2944865?hl=en&ref...

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Re:How to permanently delete a Facebook account by Shank on Thursday July 11, 2013 @01:03PM (#6027357)
A friend turned off Google+ and Hangouts was entirely shut down for him, even on the browser side. I'm not sure if that's a recent change, but deleting a Google+ profile seems to cause some unexpectedly bad things to happen, like that.

I know for a fact it is impossible to use Hangouts on iOS devices without maintaining a Google+ profile. A friend was forcibly signed out when she deleted the profile it created for her using the iOS app. Either Google+ is on or Hangouts isn't a stable option.

Edit: To clarify, two separate friends who don't like/use Google+. Sorry if I'm being confusing when trying to add context.

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