Google talk for pda

Most of the people use internet as a tool for communication. The instant messaging clients or IM clients are the most popular communication tools online. Google introduced its first ever IM called google talk in august 2005. This google talk which comes with the two basic features like instant messaging and voice over IP (VOIP). Though in the beginning this google talk supported by windows only, it became popular. Now it is compatible with mac and linux also. This google talk is also available on PDA and mobile phones. This allows you to communicate with your friends by using your pda. This short article is an attempt to elaborate google talk for pda topic in brief.

Google talk is a web based IM client that helps you to keep in touch with your friends. This G talk is already made available on mobile phones. This is now available on pda as well. Though people have encountered some problems, they have been able to resolve them. Finally G talk can be used on pda. The google talk uses XMPP protocol and 5223 port. If your pda supports these two then it obviously supports g talk. The best program that can be used o install and run g talk on your pda is chatopus. The google talk requires SSL support which is present on chatopus. Search for chatopus on web and then install it on your pda. Click o its icon. Now you will hit an account set up screen. Put account name as google talk and the server name as gmail.com. Now click next. Write first half of your gmail username in the username field correctly. Do not include @ in your username. Type your gmail password if you want or leave it blank. Click next. Connection details screen will appear. Leave resource identifier as it is. It will show palm in this particular field by default. Type talk.google.com in the host field. Change the port number to 5223. If it is 5223 by default then keep it as it is. Leave priority field as it is. Click next which will take you to the last window of configuration. Write server type as XMPP/Jabber. Now click on allow plain text auth to activate it. Leave send keep alive field as it is. Click done and you are ready to go.

After completion of configuration of your account you need to add your contacts from google talk. Add contacts, edit them and start chatting with your friends immediately. Remember chatopus will not run in background mode. This happens because google talk needs SSL support. Thus google talk for pda lets you communicate with your friends even if you are not sitting in front of your desktop. Just like chatopus you can use another services called as IMOV or IM+. For installation details you can go to forums like pdablast.com.
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