Google works round the clock to make its apps and services more effective. The latest initiative from Google is an update(2.02) for its messaging app, Hangout, on Android.
Goggle rolled out 2.0 update for its messaging app, Hangout, last month. But the previous version is reportedly riddled with problems. The good news is that the latest update 2.02 on Hangout fixes the bugs in the previous edition and is more cost effective, reads a recent post on Phonearena.
The 2.0 update was primarily rolled out for Nexus 5 and later made available on other Android devices. While using the 2.0 update to send out a message across multiple users, it turned into an MMS, which costs much more compared to normal texts. The latest 2.02 update provides an easy option in the settings; the user can turn off the above feature and happily send messages in bulk. In fact, the 2.02 update gives a chance to the Hangout users to manually configure the Access Point Name settings, a gateway to mobile carrier network, which makes data services much faster on mobiles.
The recent update also brings in another minor tweak like showing up previous messages on the app. This option was unavailable in the previous edition; messages sent or received could not be viewed earlier.
Google may take some more time to roll out the update on all the Android-based devices, claims a recent post on AndroidPolice. Users who can't wait that long can download the update by following the guidelines on the Google Application packaging kit.
However, the latest update unfortunately doesn't include the option of Google Voice, the web-based telecommunication service from the search engine giant that many of the Google fans have been long craving for. Hopefully it will be available on the next update releasing early next year.