Chatting with Friends

Tap the Home Button > the Google folder > Hangouts .
Select a friend from the Chatting list.
- 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, then enter your message.

NOTE
Before you enter the text for your message, you can tap the icons at the bottom of the text box to add an emoticon, photo, video, sticker, or location.
Tap the Send icon (on the right side of the message).

NOTE
You can tap the Call icon to call the friend, or tap the Video icon to start a video chat with your friend.