10 KitKat Features Offering All New Android Experience

#7 SMS integration in Hangouts

One of the rumors about KitKat that came true is SMS integration in hangouts. The Hangout app has gone beyond just being an internet messenger into a single destination for all your communication needs including video chat, instant messaging, and sending SMSs, MMSs. It comes with the settings menu that features toggles using which you can turn on/off SMS and retrieve MMS and also tread of an SMS conversation thread in the Hangouts app.

The unified instant messaging and chat feature will make Hangouts similar to Apple's iMessage platform and the Windows Phone Messages app that uses one app for both SMS and instant messaging. However while MMS picture messaging is supported, it's not clear if the app will also allow sending videos via MMS through the app.

Hangouts also allows users to share their location and send animated GIFs.

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