iMessage supports Google Talk now?

[b0uch3]

I received some google talk messages today at work (via google talk in google+) and when I got home, the messages from my friend were in iMessage. When i replied, the text field was labelled Google Talk instead of iMessage.

I haven't noticed this before. Is this new in Yosemite recently?

 

[GreyOS]

The app is called Messages and it deals with a few other services like Google Talk and has for a while now I thought?

 

[3282868]

Yup. It covers:

Skype
Google Talk
Yahoo
AIM/AOL
MSN
iCloud/.Mac *of course*

and any other service of which you have the info to setup on your Mac. It's a great all-in-one, with video conferencing (just like iChat, which begs the question why FaceTime is separate when Messages supports video - and audio - conferencing).

 

[delta77thegreat]

So this covers Google Hangouts (I assume that's what Google Talk is called, I ran a search for it and got Hangouts)?

The terms are different and thats really the only reason why I'm asking. This would be a boon, as I would no longer have to keep Chrome open hogging resources to receive notifications for Hangouts messages..

 

[smartalic34]

Messages has supported Google Talk/Hangouts for awhile now. Just go to Messages preferences (or Internet Accounts in System Preferences) and add the Google account.

Facebook chat is also supported

 

[lehman310]

Anyway to get group messages to pop up? I have a google plus group message hangout but it is not showing up in the messages app

 

[b0uch3]

It seemed new to me, because I'd never actually used Talk in iMessage before. It was the first time I had received any GTalk messages in it before. Checking preferences, I saw that my google account was configured so I assumed it was just integrated.

I must have set that up long ago and forgot about it.

 

[tliede20]

Can't reply on Computer

Not able to respond to messages on the computer; but handoff totally sees that I'm responding to messages?? Not sure why?

EDIT: It works for iMessage, and I can RECEIVE messages from other platforms, just seemingly can't respond?

 

[827538]

Wait, I had no idea I could integrate Skype with Messages? I don't see the option for adding a Skype account though? Would be really useful if I could do this.

 

[tomtendo]

Wait, I had no idea I could integrate Skype with Messages? I don't see the option for adding a Skype account though? Would be really useful if I could do this.

You can't.

 

[827538]

You can't.

Ah OK, it was just after I read this comment.. Oh well, Skype integration into FaceTime and Messages would've been too good to be true.

Yup. It covers:

Skype
Google Talk
Yahoo
AIM/AOL
MSN
iCloud/.Mac *of course*

and any other service of which you have the info to setup on your Mac. It's a great all-in-one, with video conferencing (just like iChat, which begs the question why FaceTime is separate when Messages supports video - and audio - conferencing).

 

[WhackyNinja]

Messages has supported Google Talk/Hangouts for awhile now. Just go to Messages preferences (or Internet Accounts in System Preferences) and add the Google account.

Facebook chat is also supported

.......I've never noticed that. Apple really needs to change the name to Hangouts from Google Talk

BUT YOOOOO HANGOUTS ON MESSAGES I KNOW IM LATE BUT YES

 

[AppleFanatic10]

Yup. It covers:

Skype
Google Talk
Yahoo
AIM/AOL
MSN
iCloud/.Mac *of course*

and any other service of which you have the info to setup on your Mac. It's a great all-in-one, with video conferencing (just like iChat, which begs the question why FaceTime is separate when Messages supports video - and audio - conferencing).

Skype? I'm assuming you mean by the Jabber method in Messages?

 

[3282868]

You can't.

You can, you gotta know how. Been doing so for a long while now. There are API's that bridge the issue, but unless your savvy enough don't bother.