Do people you don't know try to contact you via Hangouts? Annoying isn't it. Here's how to stop some of the unwanted attention.
Peggy K's post and video will help make your life much easier here on Google+. Thanks a bunch Peggy!
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Originally shared by Peggy K
Control who can contact you through Google Hangouts
If you only want people you know to contact you through Hangouts, set it so that people with your Google Account email, phone number, or in a particular Google+ Circle can contact you directly, and no one else can send you an invite.
If you want anyone to easily converse with you on Hangouts, you can set it so everyone can start a Hangout conversation with you directly.
Or if you want something in-between, set it so that people must send you an invitation.
to change the settings:
1. Sign in to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com, the Chrome Hangouts Extension, Gmail, or in the mobile app.
2. Open the Settings
3. Select "Customize Invite Settings"
4. Select "Custom"
5. Set who can contact you or invite you:
> If they have your Google account phone number
> If they have your Google account email address
> If they are in a particular Google+ Circle
> Everyone else
Watch the videos to see how to do that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzBIvczn9Ck
Learn more about managing your Hangouts Contacts in the Hangouts Help Center:
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/3111918
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzBIvczn9Ck
Sheila Hensley | Real Estate Success Center Online School thanks for sharing! One of the things I like is the option to let a specific Circle just contact me, while most everyone else has to send an invite.
ReplyDeleteAgree Peggy K. I was thrilled to have a choice. Don't know why I didn't know this but thanks to you and Heather Kraafter, my time is better spent talking to people with whom I want to speak with further. An email invitation is a good way to start the conversation.
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