{"id":68547,"date":"2014-06-26T12:03:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T10:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=68547"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:37:19","slug":"how-to-deactivate-hangouts-for-android-in-15-seconds-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-deactivate-hangouts-for-android-in-15-seconds-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deactivate Hangouts for Android in 15 seconds [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Google Hangouts<\/strong> now receives SMS messages in the <strong>Android apps<\/strong>, a feature which irritates many users because of the fact that text messages and Hangout chats don&#8217;t sync in one conversation, even if they&#8217;re from the same contact. Luckily, there is a way of getting around this feature without deleting the app, and it&#8217;s as simple as disabling integration with SMS. Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how to prevent Google Hangouts from receiving text messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> Nexus smartphone users will have to install an alternative SMS app like <strong>Contacts+<\/strong>, <strong>Hello SMS<\/strong> or <a href=\"http:\/\/go-sms-pro.en.softonic.com\/android\">Go SMS Pro<\/a>. Other phone models are normally equipped with a default alternative SMS app.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. 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