Chatting with Friends

From the Home screen, tap Google folder > Hangouts .
Tap the New icon to view the contacts from all of the Google Accounts you've added (at the top of the screen), followed by People you hangout with, Suggested people, and Other contacts (at the bottom of the screen).
- Tap the name of the person in your contacts list. If your friend is not yet on Hangouts, your friend will receive an SMS inviting them to Hangouts.
  
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- Tap the text field to enter a name, email, number, or circle.
Tap the message box (at the bottom of the screen), then enter your message.

NOTE
Before you enter the text for your message, you can tap the Attach icon (to the right of the message) to attach a photo, video, or location.
Tap the Send Icon (on the right side of the message).

NOTE
You can tap the call icon (at the top of the screen) to call the friend, or tap the video icon to start a video chat with your friend.