Google Hangouts Web Messenger brings Google Hangouts right into your browser to chat with your friends.

Google Hangouts Web Messenger - Firefox Add-On
Google Hangouts Web Messenger is a Firefox add-on designed to provide users with an integrated Google Hangouts experience directly in their browser. This add-on helps to facilitate both messaging and video calling with friends within your browser, offering a convenient and easy way to stay connected.
Add-on stats
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- contextualIdentities
- cookies
- tabs
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- contextMenus
- storage
- <all_urls>
Size: 286.20K
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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary
Google Hangouts Web Messenger brings Google Hangouts right into your browser to chat and video call with your friends.
User reviews
Pros
- working perfectly fine
- Pretty functional actually
- video, text, and voice work just as expected
- can be run in the sidebar, as a separate window or as a pop out from the toolbar
- does not conflict with Messenger for Google extension
Cons
- needs some improvements
- awful
- nothing loads inside the border, just a white page
- can't switch Hangouts account
- didn't work
- may have security/malware issues
- completely unusable when placed in the sidebar
Most mentioned
- working perfectly fine
- improvements
- awful
- nothing loads
- can't switch Hangouts account
- security/malware
- completely unusable
- sidebar
User reviews
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
Google Hangouts Web Messenger requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Google Hangouts Web Messenger has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
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