Is Hangouts crashing like crazy for you?

[TJH132]

Picked up my Z Play on Tuesday and have had nothing but crashes using Hangouts. It used to sort-of crash on my Moto X (mostly just back out of conversation at an inopportune moment), but it's full on FC and taking me to the home screen on the Z.

I use Hangouts for SMS and messaging.

Can I use the Google Messenger app for Google Voice SMS? It looks like my texts were being sent from my Verizon number, which I get charged for.

TJH

 

[YAYTech]

I don't believe I've ever had Hangouts crash on my Z Force. What steps have you taken so far (reboot phone, clear cache, reinstall app, factory reset)?

 

[TJH132]

All but the factory reset. Seemed to work when I downgraded to the installed version, but serious crashes return.

Clearing cache helps for a day.

Since I use Google Voice for texting, I really need Hangouts to be reliable!