![]() ![]() Also, we'll pass this along to the team so they can review and make the Chat app even better. If that doesn't work, try clearing the app’s cache and storage: Device settings > Applications > Google Chat > Storage > Clear cache. Check your internet connection and make sure you have updated the Google Chat app to the most recent version. Check out the following article to learn everything about sending and sharing files in chat messages. Yes, you can react with emojis, and my mom no longer accidentally calls me when she leaves the chat open on her phone. There’s really almost nothing that’s an improvement here. Again, Google trying to keep you tethered to their products. WTAF the computer app isn’t a standalone app! You have to have Gmail open in Chrome to be able to use it even though you have to install it separately. I’m used to it, but toggling back and forth to figure out where the new message is is still a nuisance. Separation of individuals and “rooms” confused everyone in my family (we use this as our primary communication). Why on earth does it keep a copy of every link or image I send in the chat text box? Why would I want that when it’s right there as the last thing I sent? I hate having to delete it just to continue the conversation. Hangouts shared videos right away, so I know they don’t have to do it like this. Here are all the problems I’ve encountered: - Can’t share files unless they’re in Google Drive (Google trying to limit you to using their products) - Videos are uploaded when you share them, which means it takes FOREVER. ![]() I’m so tired of this nonsensical app that I have to say something. Once again, I’m waiting a ridiculous amount of time for a friend’s video to upload in Google Chat so I can watch it. If you’re hoping to do more with it, you should look elsewhere for a more thoughtfully designed, and scalable, communication method. If you’re only using the phone app and only for chatting with a limited number of friends socially, which is clearly the use case they have decided to laser focus on, you’ll be fine with it. The conversations are spaced relatively far apart and take up way too much screen real estate. The alphabetical sorting of conversations means hunting down the person you were just talking to. It’s completely unwieldy with more than 20 active conversations. I used Hangouts and now use Chat in a professional environment, for more casual short form comms, and it’s clear after 6 weeks of heavy use that Chat wasn’t designed for anything more than light usage. Google Chat is at its best on the mobile app, but if you’re using it regularly, across mobile and in the desktop chrome extension, you’ll quickly see the questionable choices made by the developers. Unfortunately, that’s about where the improvements end. That’s really nice and a feature we were hoping for coming from Hangouts. and maybe what you would do with a billion pennies (without spending them).Google Chat added the ability to have rooms where specific topic threads can be created. Feel free to add my email address from the image above (step 3) and let me know how the installation went. Now you are done with the settings.Ħ) Add any google users to your buddy list, just make sure you include their full gmail email address, and not just their username. And click OK again to close the next window. Security: Use TLS encryption (if possible)ĥ) Click OK to close this window. Yes, it has be not just “yourusername” Also enter your gmail password.Ĥ) Now click on the “Options tab” and you’ll come to the options section. In the accounts tab, enter in your gmail email address. In this window, you want to go to the lower left where there is a plus sign and select “Jabber”ģ) A new window with come up with more preferences. And now it also supports Google Talk.Ĭlick here for complete instructions on how to set up Adium for Google Talk.ġ) At the top menu select: Adium > PreferencesĢ) The Preferences : Accounts window will pop up. This program combines aol instant messenger, yahoo, msn, and ICQ into one interface. If you don’t have Adium already, you should get it. However, Google Talk does work in the program Adium. There is a program for the PC users to download, while there is none for the Macintosh. Google has now released their own instant messaging service called Google Talk. ![]()
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