Samsung GS3 Mini - new notification icon

[allachie9]

I'm pretty new to all this, so sorry if I'm asking something that's basic and obvious.

On my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini I'm getting a new icon in the notification area when a message is received (I should add that I only get a couple of messages now and then !).

The icon looks like a 'speech bubble' with quotation marks in it.

Is this something new, or something I've done ?

I've never noticed it before today. Thanks.

[BandOfBrothers]

Hi


Is it possible to take a screen grab of your phone screen and add it as an attachment as this may help identification..

Is it this - see attachment.

Hangouts Notification Icon -> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Hangouts

[allachie9]

Thanks . . yes you're attachment is exactly what I get.

[BandOfBrothers · Accepted solution]

You're Welcome. 😎


If you look at my included link in my first reply you'll see that's the Hangouts icon.

One help link from a Google Search is https://support.google.com/hangouts/?hl=en#topic=2944848

[allachie9]

Thanks again, I've just read the article your link took me to, and now I've got it.

But . . do I need it ?

Can I opt out ?

I'll investigate further, thanks again for your help.

[BandOfBrothers]

It's an app you can use or not.

From the second link.

Sign out of Hangouts
On your Android device, open the Hangouts app .
Touch your profile photo.
Touch Settings.
Touch your Google Account.
Scroll to the bottom and touch Sign out.
Tip: If you don't want to receive notifications, turn off your notifications.

[allachie9]

Brilliant - thank you again.

[allachie9]

Well this is weird !

I've started to read about 'hangouts' and am becoming ever more confused.

At the age of 70 I don't need vodafone, google or anyone else to confuse me, I can manage that quite well on my own !

As I don't have a gmail, google+ or any other account with which to start the hangouts service, I can't find a way of stopping it.

All I have on this phone is an old AOL email account, which is the only email account I have ever had and ever used.

Can anyone offer any advice please ?

[allachie9]

Probably more by good luck than good judgement, I have sorted this out, but still don't know how it started.

I found 'hangout' settings and from there unticked SMS and notifications and proper order has been restored.:smileywink:

[hrym]

If your phone is signed into Google (which you'll have been prompted to very prominently when you set it up), you have a Google account and that includes Gmail, Google+ etc.  It sounds as though you somehow managed to set Hangouts as your message client at some point.  It's not a default and I've never bumped into it myself.   Glad you're sorted, though.