Messenger for Google™ Hangouts

Name: Messenger for Google™ Hangouts
Rating: 2.9412 (68 reviews)
Author: Arthur

Easily connect with friends and family while you browse internet. This add-on brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls!

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Messenger for Google™ Hangouts is a convenient Chrome extension that enhances your communication experience by providing easy access to Google Hangouts in a detached popup window. This lets you stay connected with friends and family without disrupting your browsing or work. The extension supports all Google Hangouts features, including chats, video, and audio calls, enriched with photos and emojis to bring your conversations to life.

Key features include automatic popup resizing when opening chat widgets, desktop notifications for new messages, and a privacy option to turn off the seen status. Note this is an unofficial add-on developed independently to improve your Hangouts use, offering seamless and distraction-free chatting and calling directly from your browser.

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By:

Arthur

Daily users:

2,989+ -12

Rating:

2.94

(68)

Version:

0.1.10resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726353

Creation date:

2014-08-28

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size:

88.44K

Email:

ar*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

15 hours ago

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# 1,582 ▼ 2

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#123 in Games & Entertainment

#176 in Social & Communication ▼ 2

#6 in messenger keyword 16

#61 in conversation keyword 32 ▼ 1

#76 in range keyword 11 ▲ 2

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User reviews

Users appreciate the add-on's ability to access Google Hangouts directly within Firefox, especially when Chrome is undesirable or Hangouts is blocked. It opens quickly and separately from the main browser window. However, common complaints include the pop-up window's inability to be minimized and its always-on-top behavior, lack of message notifications, occasional input box failures, and that it mostly serves as a simple link to Hangouts without additional features.

Pros

Allows access to Google Hangouts through Firefox without needing Chrome.
Opens in a separate pane, providing fast and responsive performance.
Can bypass restrictions in certain environments where Hangouts is blocked.

Cons

The application window cannot be minimized and always stays on top, which is inconvenient for single-screen users.
Lacks new message notifications, reducing its usefulness for active chat monitoring.
Text input box sometimes stops working, hindering message sending capability.
Often just opens a link to the Hangouts web app without added functionality, making it feel like a basic shortcut rather than a full extension.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Messenger for Google™ Hangouts requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Messenger for Google™ Hangouts is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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