Two years after hangout for iOS got the video messaging
feature, Google has finally rolled out the video messaging
feature on the Android version of Hangout.
Basically, the video messaging feature on hangout isn’t a
video calling service like Skype (it already has the video
calling feature locked down). However, it does pretty much
what it’s intended to do. And that’s the ability for users to
record and send videos to other users.
While that sounds interesting but isn’t new, the video
feature on hangout is limited to one minute in duration. Not
only can you record and send videos, users can equally
send already recorded videos which could mean videos
from the device’s gallery.
Although the feature isn’t too late (maybe), the feature is
quite odd in the sense that, Google usually rolls out new
features on its Android platform before iOS. And Android
users had to wait for over 2 Years before getting a feature
that’s been on iOS version of a Google app.
Months before, the hangout version on iOS could only
record and send 10 second videos but that was upped a few
months back to a minute. Same video length Android
hangout users can utilize now.
As a consolation, the iOS version of Hangout can only
record and send videos in 360p quality while Android users
can record and send in 1080p FHD quality.
Another news worthy of mention is that Google recently
unveiled two messaging apps; Allo (hello) and Duo. One
being an assistant app and the other being a video calling
app. Hence, Hangout for Android just getting video
messaging support may not be much of a biggy. But then
again, it’s better late than never.
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