Google Talk

Google Talk
Developer(s)	Google
Initial release	August 24, 2005; 21 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. The service was sometimes called Gchat, Gtalk, or Gmessage by its users.

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.