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Is it possible to use Gmail Chat on an Android phone?

So with google Talk would I actually be able to dial and talk to anyone even if they don't have a Google account or is it just for texting?

Thanks,
yeto
Talk is for instant messaging and the other person must have it and be signed in.

Google Voice is for placing/receiving calls and sending/receiving SMS (text) messages, it doesn't do MMS (picture messages) yet. The other person does not need Google Voice.
 
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Talk is for instant messaging and the other person must have it and be signed in.

Google Voice is for placing/receiving calls and sending/receiving SMS (text) messages, it doesn't do MMS (picture messages) yet. The other person does not need Google Voice.

Thanks for the reply.

I need to be able to "talk" to someone so I guess Google Talk is out for me. Also, the Google Voice app is not available for my phone (ZTE Score). Would I somehow be able to use Gchat/Google chat to "talk" to someone using VOIP?

Thanks in advance for any help,
yeto
 
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Of course it will. I use it all the time, and when Google developed Android, and released Google chat for Android, they made sure it would work. Very embarrassing if it wouldn't, no? But Talk is only for instant messaging, not voice. For VOIP, use Google Voice, which is different from Talk, and does indeed allow voice calls.
 
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which is different from Talk

what i find odd. google communication is so fragmented (talk, voice, g+messenger, hangouts). they really should pack all of that in one channel (like skype). for mobile as for desktop...

but what am i whining to you. should adress this to google. but they dont seem to listen ;)

anyway...
have a nice day...
kws
 
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This is kind of an old thread but since it was dug up and I see some incorrect information in a few posts above I figured I would put my 2 cents in.

Google Talk is an instant messenger client for Gmail that comes on most android phones. Unlike iMessage or BBM it is available cross platform. It does allow audio chat and video calls to other Android phones (requires Gingerbread or newer) or to someone who is signed into their Gmail account on the web with their desktop pc. I use the video feature quite a bit. Works great. I've also used the audio call feature (VOIP).

Google Voice is for making phone calls. Sure, you can use Groove IP to use VOIP to make a phone call with your Google voice number but that's a totally different thing.
 
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I have used Gmail video chat for some time, and suddenly when my friend calls me it defaults to my Note 2. I don't want to sit here and hold my phone in front of my face, I want to use the computer. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can stop it? If I go to the Talk app and sign out, will it stop defaulting to my phone? Is that the problem?
 
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I have used Gmail video chat for some time, and suddenly when my friend calls me it defaults to my Note 2. I don't want to sit here and hold my phone in front of my face, I want to use the computer. Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can stop it? If I go to the Talk app and sign out, will it stop defaulting to my phone? Is that the problem?

I was wondering the same. I have a nexus 7 and an Android phone both with the same account. How do you use two devices with Hangouts?
 
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