There’s nothing easy about accomplishing a multi-party video call because it requires a lot of bandwidth and of course the patience to deal with everyone trying to talk at once.įortunately, Google Hangouts has a terrific trick in which it detects the person who is currently talking and switches the main video feed to that person. The biggest allure to Google Hangouts has not only been group video conferencing, but the fact that Hangouts does it so well. Now that both have their own websites, it seems like a good time to pit the two head to head and determine which site is the best communication tool overall. It controversially split Messenger from the main Facebook app and turned it into something that now proudly stands on its own. Meanwhile, Facebook has built up its chatting service over the years to become a one stop shop for sending messages, photos, videos, emoticons and even money. Notable for allowing group chats for up to ten people, Hangouts has evolved into an all-around communication platform for Google users. Google recently launched its own dedicated website for Hangouts, a service that originated in the Google+ social network.
