Hangouts Dialer lands in the Play Store to allow you to make voice calls via Hangouts

Last night the talk of the town centered around an update that started filtering out for our beloved Google Hangouts app. The update moved it to version 2.3 and gave it a bit of an overhaul in the looks department. More importantly though, it added in the long, and maybe way overdue, Google Voice integration that was rumored to be on its way. With the new Hangouts update and GV integration comes a new app as well, Hangouts Dialer.

Once the app is installed you will see a third pane appear in your Hangouts app for the dialer. In all truthfulness, the app is just a shortcut to the dialer, but without it installed, you don’t have access in Hangouts to the dialer. Annoying, but a necessary evil if you want to use your Google Voice number for voice calls via your device. Calls to all Hangout friends are free, as are almost all calls in the US and Canada. Other International rates do apply, but are relatively low.

You will need the new Hangouts v2.3 update to get it to all work. Luckily for you, we have that APK waiting for your downloading pleasure as well over at Gappsearly.com.