Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has officially removed the Hangouts brand from its enterprise G Suite offering with the rebranding of Hangouts Chat as Google Chat, the company confirmed to The Verge on Thursday. The rebranding follows a similar name change, confirmed yesterday, from the companion video conferencing app Hangouts Meet to just Google Meet. This latest modification was first hinted at by an updated G Suite support document listing the Google Chat name alongside Googl