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waving android

I am currently a software engineer at Google, where as a member of the Android platform team I build frameworks and user interfaces.

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Talk talk.

August 23rd, 2005

So Google Talk is live. It appears to be a Jabber service at talk.google.com for GMail users (try it! your Jabber ID is you@gmail.com) with some VoIP extensions for you if you use the Google Brand™ Jabber client (Windows only).

[If you want to talk to me, my JID (and therefore my GMail address) is my first name (short version), dot, last name, at, gmail dot com.]

Also be sure to check out their Developers FAQ, which offers some slightly deeper details on the app:

4. Do you plan to support other real-time communication protocols?

Google Talk supports XMPP with the beta release. We plan to support SIP in a future release. Additionally, we will evaluate other protocols as appropriate, to continue to deliver on our commitment to open communications.

5. What protocols are used for voice calls?

Google Talk supports a custom XMPP-based signaling protocol and peer-to-peer communication mechanism. We will fully document this protocol. In the near future, we plan to support SIP signaling.

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