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Google Talk for BlackBerry Smartphones
Version: 2.5
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  • Page 1 Google Talk for BlackBerry Smartphones Version: 2.5 User Guide...
  • Page 2 SWDT391406-561391-0731042832-001...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Basics................................................... About Google Talk for BlackBerry devices......................................Sign in to Google Talk for BlackBerry devices......................................Change your display picture............................................. About sound profiles..............................................Availability................................................... About your status............................................... Change your status..............................................Add a status message..............................................Create a custom status.............................................. Receive notification when a friend is online......................................
  • Page 4 View the chat history for a friend..........................................Search for text in a chat history..........................................Delete a chat history..............................................Provide feedback................................................ Legal notice.................................................
  • Page 5: Basics

    About Google Talk for BlackBerry devices You can use Google Talk™ for BlackBerry® devices to chat with other Google Talk™ users from your BlackBerry device. To use Google Talk for BlackBerry devices, you must have a Google Talk user name and the Google Talk for BlackBerry devices application installed on your device.
  • Page 6: Availability

    User Guide Availability Availability About your status Your status is made up of a status indicator and a status message. You can create a custom status by typing your own status message and choosing a status indicator. Change your status On the friend list screen, press the Menu key.
  • Page 7: Receive Notification When A Friend Is Online

    User Guide Availability Receive notification when a friend is online You can receive a message when the friend is online. Depending on the sound profile that is set on your device, you might also receive an audible notification. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight an offline friend. 2.
  • Page 8: Friends

    On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Link to BlackBerry Contact. 4. Perform one of the following actions: • If the friend is already in the contacts application, click Select Contact. Click a contact.
  • Page 9: Delete A Friend

    User Guide Friends 6. Click Save. Delete a friend On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Click Remove. Block a friend If you block a friend, you appear as offline in that friend's friend list. On the friend list screen, in a friend group, highlight a friend.
  • Page 10: A Friend No Longer Appears In My Friend List

    User Guide Friends A friend no longer appears in my friend list Try performing the following actions: • If you have changed settings to hide offline friends, organize offline friends so that you can view offline friends. • If you have collapsed the group that the friend is in, expand the group. On the friend list screen, click the group.
  • Page 11: Chats

    Send a file to a friend If your BlackBerry® device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might be able to send files that are stored on your organization's network. For more information about accessing a file from your organization's network, click the Help icon on the Home screen of your BlackBerry device.
  • Page 12: Copy A Chat

    User Guide Chats Copy a chat During a chat, press the Menu key. 2. Click Copy Chat. Clear a chat During a chat, press the Menu key. 2. Click Clear Chat. Switch chats During a chat, press the Menu key. 2.
  • Page 13: Stop Grouping Messages In Chats

    If AutoText recognizes specific text, it is designed to replace the text that you type with the AutoText entry automatically. To view or change AutoText entries, during a chat, press the Menu key. Click Edit AutoText. For more information about AutoText, click the Help icon on the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device.
  • Page 14: Chat History

    User Guide Chat history Chat history Turn on chat history On the friend list screen, press the Menu key. 2. Click Settings. 3. Change the Save Chat History field to Device or Media Card. 4. Press the Menu key. 5. Click Save. View the chat history for a friend You can only perform this task if you have previously turned on chat history.
  • Page 15 User Guide Chat history • To delete the chat history for an individual friend, click Delete Contact's History. • To delete the chat history for all friends, click Delete Complete History.
  • Page 16: Provide Feedback

    User Guide Provide feedback Provide feedback To provide feedback on this deliverable, visit www.blackberry.com/docsfeedback.
  • Page 17: Legal Notice

    The BlackBerry smartphone and other devices and/or associated software are protected by copyright, international treaties, and various patents, including one or more of the following U.S. patents: 6,278,442; 6,271,605; 6,219,694; 6,075,470; 6,073,318; D445,428; D433,460; D416,256.
  • Page 18 Some airtime service providers might not offer Internet browsing functionality with a subscription to the BlackBerry® Internet Service. Check with your service provider for availability, roaming arrangements, service plans and features. Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, copyright, or other licenses in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights.
  • Page 19 User Guide Legal notice United Kingdom Published in Canada...

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