Google has warned users that they need to switch from Hangouts to Google Chat. The first service will be
That is, Hangouts will be usable on desktop until November, and Google has said it will start warning users "at least one month in advance."
If you are still using Hangouts, Googleshould automatically migrate your existing conversations to Chat. The company also allows you to use its Takeout service to download a copy of the messenger data.
Google Hangouts came out in 2013.It was not very popular and was criticized. Now the messenger has joined a number of "killed" Google services. There is even a special site "Google Graveyard", which lists all the failed and closed projects of the company.