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Apple is Building iMessage into OS X Lion's iChat
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Thats great - now fast forward 2 years when your iChat account is full of unsolicited messages as spam/ads/promotions - so we need a spam filter for that one as well...?
I didn't think there was a Google Talk client for the Mac or the iPhone. I thought you had to use third-party clients like Adium or Meebo.
iChat with Messaging
I know (or at least think I know) that Apple has made the iChat protocols an open standard, but how many users actually employ iChat? I know a lot of folks with IOS or Macs, and I have asked a good number of them if they iChat. All but one said no......they Skype.
So what's the point?
I know (or at least think I know) that Apple has made the iChat protocols an open standard, but how many users actually employ iChat? I know a lot of folks with IOS or Macs, and I have asked a good number of them if they iChat. All but one said no......they Skype.
So what's the point?
This makes the best sense. Then at least it would go part way to matching Skype functionality. Add FaceTime to Windows and for many of us there will no longer be a need for Skype at all.
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Knew this was coming. after last year and offering face time..
It's all about closing the gap between Mac and iOS. More and More apps are becoming shared on both systems.
Iv not used iChat once, but with imessage I'm sure my use will grow
Knew this was coming. after last year and offering face time..
It's all about closing the gap between Mac and iOS. More and More apps are becoming shared on both systems.
Iv not used iChat once, but with imessage I'm sure my use will grow
Don't know if anyone mentioned this already, so I will repeat - Samsung also has a similar feature that they released on all their phones. Nice part is that they are releasing the app for BB and iphone. Also you can use it from a desktop using a browser.
Neat. It has been a while since I've used iChat (mostly just use it for screen sharing these days).
iWant messaging Unification
Whatever moniker Apple chooses (iMessage, FaceTime, iChat) I think there should be a single application to manage all realtime and presence based communication.
It looks like between this and built in speech to text functionality in iOS 5 there's a lot of hidden software developments to look forward to.
Whatever moniker Apple chooses (iMessage, FaceTime, iChat) I think there should be a single application to manage all realtime and presence based communication.
It looks like between this and built in speech to text functionality in iOS 5 there's a lot of hidden software developments to look forward to.
I just hope that it will work the same way as Facetime where you can get calls without having the app running.
How will iMessage know what device(s) to send messages to? Is it done by logging in with your Apple ID? I'm confused.
Or what if I want to send a message to a friend who only owns an iPod Touch? Do you iMessage that person's email address, like you do with FaceTime calls for people who use their email address instead of their mobile number?
You can add gtalk and Facebook to it.
It's actually very good once you've added some decent accounts to it.
Wow... now that gives me a reason to upgrade my Mac to OS X Lion.
Up until now, I've somehow managed without Full Screen Chess.
gosh, what will you do?! oh wait, here -- i found .99 in my couch cushions. phew.
In case you didn't know: iChat can officially do AIM, iCloud, Google Talk and Yahoo. There's also a workaround for Facebook and MSN.
I'd much rather use Apple's native app than the third-party ones like Adium, Trillian, etc. Nothing (and I mean nothing) can beat Apple's UI aesthetics.
You really don't. Just get the official Google Voice App, and it gives you a separate phone number. You can text to anyone anywhere. It uses your data plan instead of you having to purchase a texting plan
Google Voice + iMessage = no need to ever pay for a texting plan again.
iChat + iMessage + FaceTime should all be one application and should be available mobile,desk and on iCloud.
I only text using GV
I only text using GV
Apple hasn't MADE iChat protocols an open standard. iChat uses EXISTING open protocol! (XMPP and it's extensions.)
Many millions of users use the same protocol. For example, Facebook chat. (Although Facebook chat diverges from the standard, but not so far to make it terribly difficult for IM clients to accommodate it.)
Apple seems to intentionally confuse the issue in it's public communications. They make it out as if this is something that Apple invented.
I suppose what is unique/proprietary is the particular set of XMPP features that they've implemented. XMPP has "discovery" built-in, though, so any properly written server or client should be able to determine the capabilities of it's counterpart. (Not that many are properly written!)