Google Hangouts Gets Higher Quality Video

Google announced some changes to google hangouts. Hangout Calls on the web have been streamlined and video quality has been improved. This is great news for Podcasters and Internet Broadcasters who use Google Hangouts to record and broadcast.

Google Software engineer Eduardo Fernández stated on his Google plus account that Interface changes and overall quality has been improved The following is a breakdown of the changes:

• Calls that start faster and stay crisper, with higher quality video
• A more streamlined and immersive full-screen interface
• A simpler way to invite friends and family to your calls

Fernández notes that the refreshed Hangouts experience will begin rolling out to a small group of people today, and it will expand across the in the coming days.If you want to go back to the version of Hangouts you’re used to, visithttp://g.co/hangouts or click the menu at the top right and choose “Original version.”