Leopard iChat Answering Machine

MacRumors · Dec 13, 2006, 02:28 PM

The latest build of Leopard (9A321) released yesterday introduces a new feature that has not been described by Apple as a new feature in Mac OS X 10.5's iChat.

The new iChat answering preference tab allows users to record a Video greeting to serve as an answering message when users are away from their desk. The caller may then leave a message. At this time, there only appears to be partial functionality implemented.

The ability to record video-clips has previously been suggested as a tie in to the iPhone to provide a "call ahead" feature.

SilentPanda · Dec 13, 2006, 02:30 PM

Kinda stinks. I like iChat but I use AdiumX simply because I hate having two IM programs open when one will do. I hope AdiumX can use these features although I'm doubting so. Or maybe all my friends should get Macs?

srobert · Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM

Recorded video messages in ichat? Love the idea.

BornAgainMac · Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM

Does any instant message client do this yet?

Josias · Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM

Looks pretty nice. iChat has really turned inferior to MSN, and could need a bump.It's awesome and all, but until it supports MSN, no way I'm gonna use it. I'd gladly have Leopard delayed till may if this could be a new feature

(MSN support for new better iChat...)

gandalf55 · Dec 13, 2006, 02:35 PM

This seems mildly useful. If there was a tie-in with an iPhone, thats cool too.

bommai · Dec 13, 2006, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josias

Looks pretty nice. iChat has really turned inferior to MSN, and could need a bump.It's awesome and all, but until it supports MSN, no way I'm gonna use it. I'd gladly have Leopard delayed till may if this could be a new feature

(MSN support for new better iChat...)

I am pretty sure MSN support will require Microsoft's cooperation. Also, is MSN really that popular. Most people I know are on AOL or Yahoo. I know one person that is on MSN.

devman · Dec 13, 2006, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BornAgainMac

Does any instant message client do this yet?

Gizmo does it.

Josias · Dec 13, 2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bommai

I am pretty sure MSN support will require Microsoft's cooperation. Also, is MSN really that popular. Most people I know are on AOL or Yahoo. I know one person that is on MSN.

Reversed here. I know one person on AIM...

~Shard~ · Dec 13, 2006, 02:41 PM

This isn't a bad idea in theory, but I feel that iChat as a whole needs to be reworked and improved for functionality like this to be really useful. Here's hoping we see a revamped iChat as part of Leopard as well.

Peel · Dec 13, 2006, 02:42 PM

I think this is a great new feature. My home Mac is in my home office, which is the back room of my house, and I often don't notice when someone's trying to get ahold of me. The answering machine concept is an easy one for most people to grasp.

runplaysleeprun · Dec 13, 2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josias

Reversed here. I know one person on AIM...

I've noticed that Europeans mainly use MSN, while most Americans use AIM, and a few yahoo.

I think its a plot by the long-distance phone companies.

apachie2k · Dec 13, 2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bommai

I am pretty sure MSN support will require Microsoft's cooperation. Also, is MSN really that popular. Most people I know are on AOL or Yahoo. I know one person that is on MSN.

almost everyone i know out of the u.s uses msn, while everyone in the u.s. uses aim!

apachie2k · Dec 13, 2006, 02:44 PM

don't forget my spanish peeps in la republica, they use it alot...
the only euopeans i know are the french, and i know they all use it too

narco · Dec 13, 2006, 02:45 PM

This would be awesome if it can send those messages to my .Mac mail or even as a voice mail to my phone. But then again, they could just CALL ME.

I'm also looking forward to iChat comparing to Adium. I hate having to open up iChat every time someone wants to send me a file or do a video chat.

Fishes,
narco.

arn · Dec 13, 2006, 02:47 PM

I think an iChat answering machine is nice and all.... but only becomes really useful if an iPhone is introduced that can make calls to iChat'ers.

arn

tny · Dec 13, 2006, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

I think an iChat answering machine is nice and all.... but only becomes really useful if an iPhone is introduced that can make calls to iChat'ers.

arn

It really does look as though they're targeting Skype, not AIM.

jmbear · Dec 13, 2006, 02:52 PM

All of my friends from Mexico use MSN, all of my friends from the US use AIM. I wish iChat was compatible with MSN, that would be cool. The video greeting is a cool feature but just another whistle in iChat, not really that useful I think. I am excited about the call forward thing though...

arn · Dec 13, 2006, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tny

It really does look as though they're targeting Skype, not AIM.

perhaps... Skype/VOIP is not an area that I've every gotten into.

arn

JME120 · Dec 13, 2006, 02:52 PM

This is a great great idea, I saw something similar from Cox communications, but it never really took off, as someone mentioned tight it to Iphone and you get a winning product.
Overall Ichat video is very good , but it does need some interface rework, (anyone who as seen MS Communicator 2007 , it is not bad at all)

Cheers to Apple engineers, keep the good work

Prom1 · 03:02 PM

WICKED!

It seems that my predictions are coming to fruition.
(check a few of my last posts on what the iPhone is capable of http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...2&postcount=86)

> I see THIS feature working well over Verizon or Cingular's highspeed data wireless network along with the iPhone.

Video calling and Video VoiceVideoMail (VVM) to your Mac or .Mac account.

BTW, ScotiaMcLeod Mutual fund company here in Canada raised their initial $90CAN forecast from earlier this year to $110/stock!!!

I just saw this moments ago on CityPulse24!!

berniemac · Dec 13, 2006, 03:03 PM

Everyone I know uses Google Talk (partially because I told them to try it out). It's nice that it works with iChat but it would be even nicer to see voice support and eventually video.

dejo · Dec 13, 2006, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bommai

I am pretty sure MSN support will require Microsoft's cooperation. Also, is MSN really that popular. Most people I know are on AOL or Yahoo. I know one person that is on MSN.

MSN and Yahoo are now interoperable.

Microsoft and Yahoo! Announce Landmark Interoperability Agreement to Connect Consumer Instant Messaging Communities Globally

miketcool · Dec 13, 2006, 03:16 PM

Might as well simplify your life and drop having both a wireless and a home phone. Fuse them using VOIP and an iPhone. Apple could be pushing into a new realm for telecommunications as well...

Mobility151990 · Dec 13, 2006, 03:17 PM

i live in the uk and all my friends at college use MSN not one uses AIM, so thats 200+ people with MSN. Lol so while the feature is cool it is totally useless to me, i will never ever use iChat until they bring in msn support..

Dec 13, 2006, 02:28 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Leopard iChat Answering Machine The latest build of Leopard (9A321) released yesterday introduces a new feature that has not been described by Apple as a new feature in Mac OS X 10.5's iChat. The new iChat answering preference tab allows users to record a Video greeting to serve as an answering message when users are away from their desk. The caller may then leave a message. At this time, there only appears to be partial functionality implemented. The ability to record video-clips has previously been suggested as a tie in to the iPhone to provide a "call ahead" feature.

Dec 13, 2006, 02:30 PM	#2
SilentPanda Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bamboo Forest	Kinda stinks. I like iChat but I use AdiumX simply because I hate having two IM programs open when one will do. I hope AdiumX can use these features although I'm doubting so. Or maybe all my friends should get Macs? __________________ "grade image" - say it out loud, it'll make you laugh.

Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM	#3
srobert macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada	Recorded video messages in ichat? Love the idea. __________________ Zapp: The alien mothership is in orbit here. If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM	#5
Josias macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denmark	Looks pretty nice. iChat has really turned inferior to MSN, and could need a bump.It's awesome and all, but until it supports MSN, no way I'm gonna use it. I'd gladly have Leopard delayed till may if this could be a new feature (MSN support for new better iChat...) __________________ Use MRoogle. Listen to Ridin' Thumb

Dec 13, 2006, 02:35 PM	#6
gandalf55 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: boston	This seems mildly useful. If there was a tie-in with an iPhone, thats cool too. __________________ Mac Pro 2.66Ghz 2GB Ram 1.5TB ATI X1900 XT AE/BT 23" ACD

Dec 13, 2006, 02:31 PM	#4
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	Does any instant message client do this yet?

Dec 13, 2006, 02:41 PM	#10
~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	This isn't a bad idea in theory, but I feel that iChat as a whole needs to be reworked and improved for functionality like this to be really useful. Here's hoping we see a revamped iChat as part of Leopard as well. __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Dec 13, 2006, 02:42 PM	#11
Peel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle	Love it! I think this is a great new feature. My home Mac is in my home office, which is the back room of my house, and I often don't notice when someone's trying to get ahold of me. The answering machine concept is an easy one for most people to grasp. __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac 2.8GHz/4GB/500GB+1.5TB External HD MacBook Black C2D 2GB/160GB 8GB iPhone

Dec 13, 2006, 02:44 PM	#14
apachie2k macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC	don't forget my spanish peeps in la republica, they use it alot... the only euopeans i know are the french, and i know they all use it too __________________ We must remember that the future is neither wholly ours nor wholly not ours.... So where is that bunnny??

Dec 13, 2006, 02:45 PM	#15
narco macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California.	This would be awesome if it can send those messages to my .Mac mail or even as a voice mail to my phone. But then again, they could just CALL ME. I'm also looking forward to iChat comparing to Adium. I hate having to open up iChat every time someone wants to send me a file or do a video chat. Fishes, narco.

Dec 13, 2006, 02:47 PM	#16
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	I think an iChat answering machine is nice and all.... but only becomes really useful if an iPhone is introduced that can make calls to iChat'ers. arn

Dec 13, 2006, 02:52 PM	#18
jmbear macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico	All of my friends from Mexico use MSN, all of my friends from the US use AIM. I wish iChat was compatible with MSN, that would be cool. The video greeting is a cool feature but just another whistle in iChat, not really that useful I think. I am excited about the call forward thing though...

Dec 13, 2006, 02:52 PM	#20
JME120 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006	Brilliant !!! This is a great great idea, I saw something similar from Cox communications, but it never really took off, as someone mentioned tight it to Iphone and you get a winning product. Overall Ichat video is very good , but it does need some interface rework, (anyone who as seen MS Communicator 2007 , it is not bad at all) Cheers to Apple engineers, keep the good work

Dec 13, 2006, 02:59 PM	#21
Prom1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Aha!!! WICKED! It seems that my predictions are coming to fruition. (check a few of my last posts on what the iPhone is capable of http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...2&postcount=86) > I see THIS feature working well over Verizon or Cingular's highspeed data wireless network along with the iPhone. Video calling and Video VoiceVideoMail (VVM) to your Mac or .Mac account. BTW, ScotiaMcLeod Mutual fund company here in Canada raised their initial $90CAN forecast from earlier this year to $110/stock!!! I just saw this moments ago on CityPulse24!! __________________ iPhone 3G[S] & JBL OnStage IIIp. PowerBook G4 Titanium 667Mhz [M8591LL/A] - A diamond in the rough! Last edited by Prom1 : Dec 13, 2006 at 03:02 PM. Reason: my quote

Dec 13, 2006, 03:03 PM	#22
berniemac macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2006	Everyone I know uses Google Talk (partially because I told them to try it out). It's nice that it works with iChat but it would be even nicer to see voice support and eventually video. __________________ MacBook Pro 1.83

Dec 13, 2006, 03:16 PM	#24
miketcool macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003	Might as well simplify your life and drop having both a wireless and a home phone. Fuse them using VOIP and an iPhone. Apple could be pushing into a new realm for telecommunications as well...

Dec 13, 2006, 03:17 PM	#25
Mobility151990 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2006	i live in the uk and all my friends at college use MSN not one uses AIM, so thats 200+ people with MSN. Lol so while the feature is cool it is totally useless to me, i will never ever use iChat until they bring in msn support..

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