I'm looking for advice on what App to use in conversation and phone calls to someone who lives out of the country. Should I use Google Hangouts, Google Hangouts Chat, or does anyone have any other suggestions? I would greatly appreciate any help you could possibly provide. Thank you
From hangouts/chat, I'd personally go with Google Chat as it's newer and still supported by Google. However, from personal preference, I'd go with Discord as it's so much nicer to use, it supports video, audio, and screensharing much better than Google Meet, and there are tons of features that Google Chat doesn't have.
Overall, Discord feels a lot "smoother", but Google chat might work just as well, depending on how often you're going to be chatting with your friend(s) and how many devices you plan to switch between.