Google on Wednesday began letting people use its Hangouts message
application for mobile devices to make free or low-cost voice calls
over the Internet.
"Hangouts already makes it easy to send a quick message, or start a
group video chat," Google product manager Amit Fulay said in a blog
post.
"But, sometimes it;s best to just call to say 'I love you,' and with
the new version of Hangouts you can."
Google is essentially merging capabilities of its Voice online calling
service with Hangouts, which became a hit feature in the technology
titan's Google+ social network because of its free group video chat
capabilities.
Calls are free between Hangouts users and to numbers in the United
States or Canada, according to Fulay, who described international call
rates as "really low."
Hangouts calls will be available in the new version of the application
tailored for mobile devices powered by Google-backed Android software.
On Apple devices or desktop computers, Hangouts calls should be
possible when the updated applications are used.
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