Google Has Buried Some Little-Known Tricks In Hangouts That Will Liven Up Your Chats
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There are a few fun tricks hidden inside Hangouts, Google's chat product.
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Everyone using Hangouts has access to a bunch of emoji, but you can shock your friends my making a few unlisted animations appear if you know the secrets:
Try typing "LMAO," "happy birthday," or "woot:"
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Here's one to break out on January 1. Try "Happy New Year!":
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There are a bunch of other ones too:
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The effect of "/ponies" or "/ponystream" are seen above. "/Pitchforks" makes an angry mob stampede across the chat window, "/bikeshed" changes the background color of both parties' chat windows, the KONAMI cheat will only change your background color, and "/shydino" will bring you a cute little dinosaur.
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