June 13, 2022 08:34 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/13/23166074/google-talk-messaging-xmpp-shutdown-gchat-pidgin-june-16
Google Talk is surprisingly still operational, but that ends on Thursday
Google is shutting down Talk (also known as GChat) for good — its instant-messaging service you probably haven’t used much since 2007 (via Android Police). Although Google migrated Talk users over to Google Hangouts in 2017 — another one of its now-sidelined messaging platforms — it was still accessible by third-party XMPP clients like Pidgin and Gajim.
But Google will cut these last lines of life support on June 16th — three days from now. In a message on Talk’s support page, Google says it’s “winding down Google Talk” and will no longer support third-party apps, citing its initial announcement in 2017. Users who try to sign into GChat after the 16th will see a sign-in error. If you still want to use Pidgin through Google services, P...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/13/23166074/google-talk-messaging-xmpp-shutdown-gchat-pidgin-june-16
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