Manage your contacts

You can manage your conversations, invitations and contacts in Google Hangouts.

Important: If you use Google Chat and not classic Hangouts, visit get started with Google Chat.

Note: The Google+ integration with Google Hangouts has been turned off. Invitation notification settings for contacts previously in 'Your circles' are now included in the 'Everyone else' setting. You can change notification settings at any time by following the steps in the 'Let people contact you without an invitation' section below.

See your contacts

1. On your computer, go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
2. Click Contacts  or Hangouts contacts .
3. You’ll see a full list of your contacts.

Add someone to your contacts

1. Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
2. At the top, click New conversation .
3. Type in a name, phone number or email address.
4. Send an invite or start a conversation to add the person to your contacts.

Manage your contacts and conversations

Keep a contact at the top

To keep a contact at the top even when they’re offline, point to their name and click More Pin to top.

Hide a contact

To hide a contact on your list, point to their name and click More Hide.

See hidden contacts

1. Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
2. Open your settings.
3. In the Hangouts app, click Menu Settings.
4. In Gmail, click the Down arrow .
5. Click Hidden contacts.
6. To see your hidden contacts again, tap Unhide.

See conversations and invites

1. Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
2. Click Open conversations .

Let people contact you without an invite

1. Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
2. Open your settings:
   • On the Hangouts app, click Menu Settings.
   • On Gmail, next to your name click the Down arrow .
3. Click Customise invitation settings.
4. Select Customise and choose who needs an invite and who doesn’t.