Overview
Google Chat and Google Meet are the new versions of classic Google Hangouts at U-M. Team-based messaging in Google Chat and videoconferencing in Google Meet operate together seamlessly. Learn more about how Google Chat and Google Meet work together (01:30). You can also learn more about other workstream collaboration tools at U-M. This document provides a chart that outlines how Google Chat and Meet compare to classic Google Hangouts.
Google Chat and Meet compared with classic Google Hangouts
This chart outlines how Google Chat and Google Meet at U-M will improve on classic Hangouts. ( Same feature,
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Classic Google Hangouts | Google Chat/Google Meet |
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Hangouts is a Google at U-M Core Service |
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Mobile-friendly | ![]() |
MESSAGING | |
Classic Google Hangouts | Google Chat |
1:1 and group conversations | ![]() |
External participants |
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Up to 150 chat participants in a group conversation. |
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Search Hangouts history in Gmail |
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VIDEOCONFERENCING | |
Classic Google Hangouts | Google Meet |
1:1 and group video calls. | ![]() |
External participants through meeting link. |
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Text chat during meetings. | ![]() |
Present documents or the entire screen. |
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Up to 25 video call participants. |
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Schedule a meeting within Google Calendar. | ![]() |
Dial-out to phone for meetings. | ![]() |
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For more information, visit Google’s documentation for their new Google Meet and Google Chat:
Also, see U-M Google documentation: