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HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC MANUAL
HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC WINDOWS 8.1
HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC PC

I set my Hangouts setting to open URLs with the "Always ask" option so I can pick what I want to open with every time. (You can't switch back and forth between the site and your hangouts message without going "back".) Personally, I don't like that when I am in Hangouts, if I click on a web URL link, it opens the URL within the Hangouts app.

Pick a specific app you want Hangouts to use.

Always ask you which app to use to open the URL.

You can set how URLs open in one of 3 options:

Under select the "Go to supported URLs" setting under the "App links" category to change the current setting shown for opening web urls.

Scroll down and select the "Set as default" setting under the "App settings" category.

Select the 'i' with the circle for "App info" screen of Hangouts.

To change how a URL opens from within Hangouts, there is a setting for it on Android.

HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC PC

It does show up as an extension for Google Chrome, which does kind of suggest that what I want is not possible.įor a mobile/tablet user ( in case you have a similar/related question but not on your pc and could not find a forum with this info.): However I can't seem to find the application in the "Programs and Features" settings screen of Windows. The Hangouts app is one I've installed quite some time ago at first seems like a separate app, because it's a separate set of windows, and because of how it's shown in the taskbar: The latter is set as my favorite browser. I have installed Chrome (latest), Firefox (latest), and IE 11. Accept Hangouts terms and conditions in the dialog box by checking I have read and acknowledged the above, then click Continue.

HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC WINDOWS 8.1

My setup is Windows 8.1 with latest updates. In the Hangouts chat section, select the radio button next to Enable Hangouts chat for users in this organizational unit.

HOW TO UNBLOCK GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON MAC MANUAL

Obviously there's copy-pasting the URL into your favorite browser, but that also requires several tedious manual actions.

Using Hangouts from your another browser (via Gmail) makes links open in that browser, but Hangouts in your browser is not a nice experience. Workarounds I've found are all suboptimal. I've searched with Google but found no relevant results, and I've searched WebApps.SE finding zero relevant results as well. I've tried gone breadth-first through the settings of a contact, as well as the Hangouts general settings, but haven't found an option for this. I want to make Hangouts open links in my favorite browser by default. However, Chrome is not my favorite browser on this PC.

When clicking that URL it'll spin up a Chrome window or tab with that URL. Suppose someone sends you a message with an URL: