The alternative is just using Messages and only being able to access service on their phones.
The company in early 2019 said that consumers would be migrated to a free version of Chat - previously Hangouts Chat - “following the transition of G Suite customers,” and that a “more specific timeline will be communicated at a later date.”įor Google Fi users today, Hangouts is crucial for providing cross-device calling/texting. Once that is complete, Google’s attention will turn to free accounts still using classic Hangouts. By “late 2020,” the classic service will no longer be available to enterprise customers.
Earlier this month, the Hangouts to Google Chat migration started in earnest for G Suite users. Given that classic Hangouts is on its way out, this is likely an intentional move on Google Fi’s part.
Hangouts no longer appears under the “Default SMS app” menu in Android system settings. That said, things might be changing as some - but not all - Fi users are saying that they’ve lost the ability to receive and send text messages with Hangouts. Over the past three years - as some temporarily encountered the warning, Google’s “ note” has been that “this change doesn’t affect Google Fi users.” Quite a few Fi users today have been prompted with a “SMS is moving out of Hangouts” message inside the app. Google Fi subscribers were exempted, but that support could be coming to an end as the eventual deprecation of classic Hangouts nears. Yahoo! Messenger 9.In May 2017, the vast majority of Android users lost the ability to use Hangouts as an SMS/MMS client. Vietnam: Mobifone, Viettel, Vinaphone, S-Fone, HT, EVN Here are some Yahoo! Messenger-related articles that you might want to check out: Indonesia: XL, Indosat, Hutch 3, Telkomsel India: Vodaphone Essar, Airtel, Spice, Escotel, Reliance SMS message sending is supported by Yahoo! Messenger in the following countries and carriers: United States: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile And a final word from Sarah Bacon: “It’s free to send SMS messages from Yahoo! Messenger but note that the friends who receive your messages may be subject to fees depending on their carrier and data plan. If the contact you want to text is not in the group, click the New text link at the bottom. In the classic Yahoo! Mail: sign in-> locate the Mobile Contacts group -> open the group and select a contact.
In the new Yahoo! Mail: sing in -> select a contact and click it -> in the upper right part of the window that opens you will notice 3 icons -> click the mobile icon. Launch the Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone app.
How to send SMS Messages in Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone A new IM window where you can type in and send an SMS message will be launched. If a contact is not in the Mobile Contacts group and you want to send that person an SMS message, simply type that person’s name in the Find Contacts bar and hit Enter. There you will find all the contacts you have provided a mobile number for. Locate the Mobile Contacts group in the contacts list. How to send SMS Messages in Yahoo! Messenger for the Web Alternatively you can just press Shift + Command + N.
If you want to send an SMS message via Yahoo! Messenger for Mac to a person that is not in your contacts list follow these steps: File menu -> New SMS. During a conversation, you can always hit the Voice and SMS button in the IM window. Alternatively you can right click a contact -> select Send SMS message. Go to the Contacts menu and select Send SMS How to send SMS Messages in Yahoo! Messenger for Mac Alternatively you can just press Ctrl + T -> click Other Contact. If you want to send an SMS message via Yahoo! Messenger 9 to a person that is not in your contacts list follow these steps: Actions menu -> Send an SMS Message -> Other contact. You will be asked to provide a phone number if one is not stored in that contact’s details. How to send SMS Messages in Yahoo! Messenger 9 for Windows