July 3rd, 2008
Use Google Talk on your iPhone/Touch
Google just released a new version of Google Talk that works on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s pretty nice looking, and it works well to boot. To use the new application, point your Safari browser to www.google.com/talk. You might want to put a bookmark on your desktop for easy access in the future.
This is one of the most awaited features i wanted on my iphone…I’d tried so many 3rd party chat apps, but none have the same feel (nowhere as near) as this native google talk app… — Roopak in the Google Mobile Forum
If you want to use the new chat application with your Google Apps account, you can! Just point Safari to https://hostedtalkgadget.google.com/a//talkgadget/m — again, it’s a good idea to put a bookmark on your desktop for this application.
There’s no word yet on if Google is planning to release a native Google Talk application built for iPhone, but in my opinion this version is good enough — if you can put up with the browser address bar at the top that is.
Garett Rogers is employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software for the wireless industry.
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