That’s because features routinely are killed off or shifted away, with the latest being Hangouts on Air. According to a YouTube help page update, your live Hangouts broadcasts will move away from + onto YouTube ve on Sept. 12. Any future scheduled Hangouts for on or after that date will be shifted over to YouTube ve. The native Q&A feature from Hangouts on Air is also being killed off, with recommending broadcasters just use social media or a similar feature inside of Slides. This move comes just a few days after removed the +1 button requirement to have a + account to leave reviews in the ay Store. y this matters: As one of ’s most successful products, YouTube is a more natural fit for live streaming. Hangouts had some traction back in 2012 when it launched as live streaming was a relatively new technology, but now it’s pretty mainstream with Facebook ve riscope part of the popular conversation.
