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Here's our first look at the major update to Google+ for Android 2.3 and above -- and it's a doozy. Mobile Hangouts are seamless and awesome, though you can only join a Hangout -- not initiate one.
The notification settings are a must. Basically, we're getting even more excited about Google+. Check it out.
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Hands-on with mobile Hangouts and the Google+ update
Daw, any word on it heading to 2.2 or am I going to have to root my epic for this?
Root.
I doubt that they are going to expand it to 2.2 because the gtalk webcam chatting in 2.3 isn't there for 2.2. I would root it, one click methods are really simple.
Can you start a Hangout on your phone??
No.
That ruins the whole experience. I wonder why?
Needs to be a way to initiate a hangout from mobile...only being able to join sucks
Agreed
We can't initiate Hangouts yet? This severely limits the coolness. But I'm sure that update is coming at some point.
Still not enough here to drag me into Google+.
Social media is so over.
What's going to replace it? Asocial freaks living in their basement media?
Is there away to initiate it from your phone?
No.
BOO! I have got to find something to do at work! haha
Agreed
Can somebody send me an invite?
/kidding
It can also work on tablets.
Can you start a hangout on tablets?
Not yet.
Not being able to start a hangout on mobile still makes this a useless feature. None of my friends or family sit at a PC at home anymore everything is on google phones...
Yep
just combine Hangout & Talk already.
call it, "Loiter"
and prosper :)
It doesn't work on my EVO running CM7.
It will show the hangout, but it says that I need a front facing camera, so it will not show me the Hangout button. I guess the only thing that I can do is text.
Funny that it doesn't recognize the Front Camera.
You can only join a hangout in progress. So if one pop up on your stream you can join it while using your device.
me neither :-(
Android Central should start doing their podcast from there. They have a new feature where you can do a live stream. ...Plus it just makes sense (Google and Android).
I completely agree, this totally sucks if you can't launch if from your phone, WTF..
Did they fix that annoying bug where it would pop up out of nowhere while you were in the middle of something? Just to remind you it's there?
I hatted that.