You can open Google Hangouts in Gmail to chat with others, but you will need to send an invite if the contact is not yet on Hangouts.

Google Hangouts will have two new features that make the app more business user-friendly, the company announced Thursday. Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat have been added to the app, according to ...

Hangouts was announced at I/O 2013 and combined the company’s disparate messaging platforms into one unified product. It includes the text elements of Google Talk and Google+ Messenger/Huddle, as well ...

While Messages and RCS is how Google wants you to message friends, Google Chat also fits that role and the company today reminded people of that personal use case. Google is out today with a “7 new ...

In the Google ecosystem, there’s only a small amount of overhead. Google Docs loads quickly, and it’s a click away from Gmail. When you need a file, it’s easy to grab one on Google Drive. For business ...

The company also touted new security and data region management tools, and said Gmail’s Smart Compose is now available for business users. Editor’s note: This story has been updated with information ...