Google Talk

Google Talk
Developer(s)	Google
Initial release	August 24, 2005; 20 years ago
Operating system	List Android ; BlackBerry OS (third party apps) ; BlackBerry 10 ; Linux ; Maemo ; webOS ; Windows Mobile ; iOS ; Windows ; ChromeOS ; macOS ;
Successor	Google Hangouts
Available in	English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Spanish
Type	VoIP/instant messaging client
License	Proprietary software
Website	web.archive.org/web/20130514014126/http://www.google.com/talk/

Google Talk (also called Google Chat) was an instant messaging service that was offered by Google. It let users communicate by using texting and voice chatting.^[1] The service was sometimes called Gchat, Gtalk, or Gmessage by its users.^[2]

It is built on the XMPP platform. A web-based version was also available online.

References

↑ "Google Talk - About". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
↑ Jeffries, Adrianne (February 10, 2012). "Google Says 'Gchat' Is Not a Word". Observer. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

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[1] "Google Talk - About". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2010.

[2] Jeffries, Adrianne (February 10, 2012). "Google Says 'Gchat' Is Not a Word". Observer. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

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