Getting the Updates
Droid Life posted an APK of the v2.3 Hangout, in case the Play Store doesn't give you the update automatically:
com.google.android.talk.2.3.apk
Naturally Android Police and APK Releases posted their own links. Take your pick.
Screenshots
Hangouts Dialer |
Incoming call ringing in Hangouts Dialer |
Incoming call ringing stock Android dialer |
The Caveat
I already had my Google Voice number configured to ring my cell, which means this new Dialer and the built-in Android dialer BOTH RING on an incoming call. Sure, the solution is to disable forwarding to my cell in Google Voice settings, but what happens when I have no WiFi and no/poor mobile data, but do have mobile voice coverage? There needs to be some coordination between Voice and Hangouts so that Voice can be set to not ring your cell when you have good data rates (when Hangouts can handle the call)! Am I missing something? Should I permanently disable Voice forwarding to my phone and risk missed calls when data connectivity is suboptimal?
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