If you’re unable to access Google Hangouts at the moment, you’re not alone. The cross-platform messaging service is down for a large number of users across Google+, Gmail, the Chrome extension and mobile apps. Google has recognized the problem in the Apps Status Dashboard: “We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google+ Hangouts. We will provide more information shortly.” Some users are also reporting problems with Google Spreadsheets within Google Drive. Other parts of its cloud-based storage platform and producitivity suite, including Google Docs, is currently unaffected. We’ll update this article with more information as and when we receive it....

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