162  Social

Chatting in Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people that also use Google Talk.

If you signed in to your Google Account when you first set up the phone, you are already signed in to Google Talk.

Chatting with friends

1.Press HOME , and then tap > Talk.

2.Tap a friend in the Friends list.

3.Enter your message in the text box. You can also insert a smiley by pressing MENU, and then tapping More > Insert smiley.

4.Tap Send.

5.While chatting, press MENU and then tap any of these options:

Chat off record

Your Google Talk messages are stored in the Chats

 

folder of your Gmail account. Tap this option if you

 

don’t want to store your chat messages.

 

 

Switch chats

If you have more than one chat going, tap this to

 

switch chat with another friend.

 

 

Friends list

Return to the Friends list.

 

 

Add chat

Add another friend to your chat. The friend you

 

invited and the friend your currently chatting with

 

receive an invitation to a group chat. Each one who

 

accepts the invitation joins the group chat.

 

 

End chat

End your current chat.

 

 

More

Clear the chat history, insert a smiley or view your

 

friend’s contact details.

 

 

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