Google Search Adds Phone Numbers That Dial Via Hangouts

Jun 18, 2014 - 8:20 am 7 by
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Hangout IconGoogle has now added phone numbers that hyperlink to Google Hangouts for voice dialing and calling.

If you search for your favorite place on Google Local, Google may show a big phone number, depending on your query. That phone number is hyperlinked to open using Google Hangouts and do phone dialing and voice over Hangouts.

Here is a screen shot showing it in action:

Google Hangouts Phone Numbers in Search

When you click the phone number, it opens Google Hangouts in a new pop up window:

Google Hangouts Phone Numbers in Search

Then it asks you if you want to call and if there are costs associated with the call:

Google Hangouts Phone Numbers in Search

This was announced by Google's Mayur Kamat on Google+ and then reshared by Google+.

 

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