Die hard iOS fans are likely heavy duty iMessage users and for good reason. Don’t overlook what Google is doing with Hangouts, though: Hangouts 2.0 for iOS brings some nifty new features, making the messaging app even better on an iPhone than on Android! Google’s Frank Petterson shared news of the updated software on — where else? — Google+ Thursday evening. Hangouts 2.0 for iOS is completely redesigned. It looks much better than the old version includes new features and is optimized for iPad users who install it. For starters, Stickers are like a type of animated emoji that can be added to any message. You can also record and send short video messages to contacts. And location sharing with your peeps now includes map embeds, which is handy for getting a group together outside of the matrix. Hangouts still supports free audio and video calls, so those features haven’t gone away.