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How do I keep using the Google Talk Plugin after it's deprecated? [closed]
Google is deprecating the Google Talk Plugin which is the basis of the legacy soft phone in Gmail, and replacing it with a Hangouts based (HTML5) soft phone. Unfortunately the new phone is garbage (...
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Why would the circle next to username turn orange right after logging on to Gmail chat? [closed]
My friend just got onto Gmail and the circle next to their name turned orange not green, yet they just got on and in the past it always turned green first. Is this a flaw or some sort of maneuver?
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How do I get my old Google Chat back in the Gmail web app? [closed]
I don't like the new Google Hangout integration with my gmail web app. It's too busy, too much color, and too hard to see what status people are. In short, get off my lawn.
Can I get the old Google ...
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How to send file using the Gmail chat? [closed]
Can I send files using the Gmail web chat? That feature exist in that chat? What are my options in case not?
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Why did my Gchat easter egg animations stop working? [closed]
I frequently use the chat popup in Gmail to talk with my husband while we are working. Today I typed "Woot" to something he said, and the little happy animation guy didn't show up (for either of us). ...
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Why does Google Talk think I am "signed in from a different location that doesn't support invisibility"? [closed]
I only occasionally use Google Talk, and only via Gmail in my browser. I always stay invisible, and only use it when someone asks me (say, via text or email) to chat with them, and then I send them ...
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GMail chat list doesn't show the "More options" or "Caret" icon [closed]
I was trying to organize my Gmail chat contact list, I remember that previously there was a "More options" button and then it was replaced by a "Caret" icon which open a dropdown menu with the option ...
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Removing contact from Google chat function [closed]
I would like to remove a person from my Gmail chat list and make it so she cannot contact me. She does not appear on my contact list. When hovering over her name on the hangout section it only shows ...
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Gtalk unnotified messages [closed]
Starting with the rollout of Hangout as an update for gtalk (both inside gmail and as the android client) that happened around May, I noticed that I kept missing some messages and realizing someone ...
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Back to Google Talk [duplicate]
Starting from today the Google Hangouts panel in my Gmail tells me that I should join Google+ to use Hangouts. Is there a way to revert the plugin to the old Google Talk plugin in Gmail?
(Please note ...
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How do I make the chat show idle immediately? [closed]
When my email is left idle, my chat button shows green for a long time (for about 20 minutes) before turning orange, meaning I am available although I am away doing something.
How I make the green ...
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How do you search for the frequency with which a few specific words are used in Gmail chats with a specific person? [closed]
A friend asked me to make an info-graph in celebration of he and his wife having a baby due pretty soon. I have an idea for it - frequency of baby terms (baby, babies, kid, kids) by month in our Gmail ...
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Changing Gmail's settings to displays a user’s email rather than their name [closed]
I want the email to be shown when chatting with friends in Gmail or Google Talk.
I feel it is more secure to see their email address, as users can change their names and even have the same name as ...
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How to set the song I am listening to as a custom message in Gtalk? [closed]
For chatting purposes I use my Gmail chat. I know how to type custom messages in the chat but not how to set the music I listen to as a custom message.
I use Windows Media Player for listening to ...
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Contacts list and Chat Box suddenly disappeared from the lefthand side of Gmail account [closed]
Even though chat is on, I can’t see my chat list. Can you please tell me how can I get back?
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How to disable chat on Google+ but not in Gmail [closed]
How can I make the chat boxes disappear and disable the friend list on Google+ but not on Gmail?
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How to group chat contacts in Gmail side chat list? [closed]
I have quite a lot contacts whom I chat with.
I already installed lab in Gmail which puts the chat list to the right side to have more space.
Now I'd like to group the contacts in the online list in ...
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Why is my Google Chat box changing sizes on me as I type? [closed]
I'm using Google Chat on my personal email account with the right-hand-side-chat lab feature enabled.
I noticed tonight that, as I typed, the chatbox would grow to three times as large as normal and ...
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I've installed the Google voice and video chat web browser plugin, but Gmail doesn't detect it [closed]
I want to use Google voice and video chat on Iceweasel 10.0.4 on Debian Linux 6.0.5. (Iceweasel is the Firefox derivative that comes with Debian Linux.) I've installed Google's voice-and-video Web-...
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Leave Google Talk pop-out window open when closing parent site [closed]
I’m using Google Talk from within Google Mail and Google+. However, I actually don’t want to have the parent site (Google Mail or Google+) open all the time while chatting, I just want the pop-out ...
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Avoid Chat Window from popping up when I send a chat message from an external jabber client [closed]
I use Google Talk from a different external client (pidgin). Whenever I sent a message from there, it also pops up within my browser on my Gmail tab.
Is there a way to avoid that?
I don't mind ...
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Delete/block user from Gmail chat [closed]
How do I block a user from chatting with me? FYI, this person is already in my chat list.
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Gmail Chat "never shown" Google contacts [closed]
Is there a way to get a list of all Google contacts that I have occasionally marked as "never show" in my Gmail Chat?
That is needed to make all of them "auto" one by one with Gmail Chat UI. If one ...
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How can I add a Google+ person to Gtalk? [closed]
How can I add a Google+ person (someone in my circles) to GTalk? There seems like there should be an easy way since GTalk (chat) is now embedded in Google+.
Searching my friend's names doesn't work, ...
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Adding all Gmail contacts to Gmail chat [closed]
I want to add all of my contacts to the chat list. I have selected "Show in chat list:">All Contacts, but not all of my contacts are showing there. How do I do it?
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How do I add Yahoo contacts to Google Chat? [closed]
I have several people who don't have Gmail accounts and I'd like to be able to chat with them via Google Chat in my Gmail inbox.
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How does the GoogleTalk client do Off-the-Record messaging? [closed]
The Google Talk client built into Gmail offers Off The Record messaging:
But, when I click the link to "Go off the record", it works immediately without any noticable steps to authenticate the other ...
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How to prevent showing online in Google Chat for a specific person? [closed]
There is a person in my Gmail chat friend list which I don't like. When I'm online, he gets notified (while my status shows I'm online).
I'm talking about my Gmail Web page and default Chat box in ...
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Google Talk is blocked, even inside Gmail [closed]
is it possible to block Google Talk inside Gmail? I have a friend that experience this at work and I wonder if someone has advice on how he can contact me considering that the service is blocked.
Is ...
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How can I stop the Gmail web based chat going idle when I switch browser tabs? [closed]
I have a Gmail tab open in the browser (Firefox 4.0) all the time with chat enabled.
However, when I move to a different tab for a while, then move back to the Gmail tab my chat status has changed to ...
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How to enable Google Apps chat with normal Gmail users [closed]
I know that you must change some SV records for it to work but I have no idea which is which because Google just gives a string and GoDaddy has no idea how to input that string into their settings, ...
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Odd behaviour noticed with Gmail on different browsers
So I have my Gmail account open on two different browsers on the same computer (Chrome and Firefox). Now I was using the pop out chat feature of Google Talk embedded in the web page of my Chrome ...
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Turning off Gmail Chat [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove the Chat box from the left pane on gmail
Can I completely prevent the download and usage of 'Chat' in Gmail?
When you turn off the chat in Gmail by clicking the given ...
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How do I remove a contact from the Gmail chat list without blocking or deleting the contact? [closed]
Under Settings > Chat, I have "Only allow people that I've explicitly approved to chat with me and see when I'm online" checked.
I want to know how to revoke chat permissions for someone whom I've ...
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Unblock/block Google talk users [closed]
Is there anyway to block/unblock users on chat via an interface other than Gmail or Gtalk? I can't seem to find any client which does that.
(Accessible via the web; not a desktop application.)
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Gmail Google Chat hard to copy text from chat window [closed]
Using Google Chat in Gmail it is impossible to select all the text in the conversation. I often want to quickly copy the text from one conversation and email it or instant message it to another ...
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How can I export my Google chat logs? [closed]
In the spirit of taking responsibility for my own data, I regularly fetch my gmail emails via IMAP for backup.
However, this doesn't include the Google Talk chat logs which are also available in ...
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