I use the Hangouts plugin for Chrome, but I just checked if it was an option within the gmail interface and it is! You just have to create a conversation with a contact and then click the SMS icon at the top of the conversation. At some point a year ago or so, they tried to clumsely merge Hangouts and SMS conversations. I actually preferred it when they were merged, but it looks like they rolled that back now. *shrugs* In any case, hope that helps! [image: Capture.PNG] On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 6:42 PM gregrwm <tclug1 at whitleymott.net> wrote: > i have been enjoying free sms&mms via google voice via hangouts on desktop > firefox google plus and the android hangouts app. today the "old" desktop > google plus interface is no longer an option. is sms/mms ability gone now, > or where is it? > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20160925/e07f65cf/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Capture.PNG Type: image/png Size: 2481 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20160925/e07f65cf/attachment.png>