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4.3 Google Talk ...................................................................
Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with
your friends whenever they are connected to this service.
To access this feature and sign in, touch the Applications tab from the Home
screen, then touch Talk. All friends added by using Google Talk from the web
or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
Touch your account to enter set your status screen:
• Touch to set your online status.
• Touch the text box to enter your status message.
• Touch Done to save.
To sign out, press the Menu key from Friends list to display options, then touch
Sign out.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your
message and finally touch Send.
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by pressing Menu key,
touching Add to chat and then selecting the friend you want to add.
When chatting with more than one friend, you can switch screens by pressing
Menu key, then touching Switch chats.
To return to Friends list screen, press the Menu key, then touch Friends list.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, press the Menu key to open options list and touch Add
Friend to add a new friend. Enter the Google Talk ID or Gmail address of the
friend you want to add, and then touch Send invitation.
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend. By touching the
invitation, the friend can select Accept or Cancel in response.
You can also check all invitations you have sent or received by pressing Menu
key from Friends list and touching More/Invites.
4.3.3 To close a chat
When you want to end a chat, the following two ways are available:
• From Friends list screen, Touch & hold the friend you want to stop chatting
with to open Option menu, and then touch End chat.
• Press the Menu key from chatting screen directly, and then touch End chat.
4.3.4 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are
available for your choice:
• To view all friends/
most popular
friends
By default, only friends that you frequently
communicate with are displayed in Friends list. To
view all friends, press the Menu key, then touch
All friends. To return to displaying most popular
friends screen, press the Menu key again, then
touch Most popular.
• To make a friend
popular
To ensure a friend is always displayed in your Most
popular list, Touch & hold the friend’s name until
the options menu pops up, then touch Always
show friend. To remove a friend from Always show
friend, Touch & hold the friend, and touch Auto-
show friend.
• To block a friend
To block a friend from exchanging messages and
remove them from your friends list, Touch & hold the
friend, then touch Block friend. All blocked friends
can be viewed by pressing Menu key and touching
More/Blocked. To unblock a friend, touch the name
of this friend and touch OK when prompted.