Google-hangouts – How to prevent strangers from showing up in the Google Hangout

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For the past couple of months, thousands of strange people have been appearing in my Google Hangout when I look for a contact to chat with.

How can I disable that and just leave the people I have in my contact book?

Best Answer

The contact search in Hangouts shows first the most recent conversations then other contacts in the Google+ directory. This can not be disabled.

Instead typing the name, you could type the email address of your contact or start a Hangout from

  • The pop-up contact card in Gmail
  • The contact record in Google Contacts
  • The Google+ user profile
  • A Hangout button

References
Start a Hangout - Hangouts Help

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