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You Can Send Files, Pictures, & Voice With RIM’s Google Talk Client?

by Ronen Halevy on Jun 20th, 2008 at 10:42 am EST
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When the hell did this happen? Did I miss a memo? I was messaging my wife tonight and all of a sudden noticed a new menu option in the RIM Google Talk Client. It was titled “Send Media.” I checked multiple times previously and it was never there before.

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If you choose file it takes you to the browse file system. Practically the same for pictures thought it adds an option to take a picture from the camera. the problem is that when you take the picture it does not take you back to Google Talk. The last option lets you have walkie talky conversations by sending voice notes back and forth.

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At the risk of sounding like an idiot am I the only one who never noticed this before? Please let me know if I am loosing my mind.

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15 Comments to “You Can Send Files, Pictures, & Voice With RIM’s Google Talk Client?”

  1. Posted by: morbid
    June 20, 2008 at 11:03 am EST

    on my 8820 with 4.5.0.42 i don’t have that option, google talk version is 2.0.46 :(

  2. Posted by: Nikolaus
    June 20, 2008 at 11:31 am EST

    On my 8320 with 4.2.2 (need a newer build of 4.5) I don’t have this option either!! I downloaded GTalk from RIM today to make sure I had the latest. No luck with that feature!

  3. Posted by: Tony
    June 20, 2008 at 12:21 pm EST

    I have Gtalk 2.0.46 on a 8800 and I don’t have that either.

  4. Posted by: gabriel
    June 20, 2008 at 12:32 pm EST

    I have this option in 8300 with os 4.5.0.42

  5. Posted by: kyle
    June 20, 2008 at 12:53 pm EST

    8310 w/ 2.0.46 and working perfectly. Voice notes (.amr format) only work on os 4.5.

  6. Posted by: Kelly
    June 20, 2008 at 1:29 pm EST

    I have a 8310 running OS 4.5.0.42 and I do not have this feature.
    I just installed the Gtalk and it is not working…….

  7. Posted by: portorikan
    June 20, 2008 at 4:02 pm EST

    I have this option, but had never noticed it before. Pretty neat. Now I gotta find someone to test it with later.

    I’m running the newest gtalk on Sprint’s network with App version 4.2.2.196, platform 3.0.0.85 on an 8830. Don’t know if that makes a difference to anyone.

  8. Posted by: mo
    June 20, 2008 at 4:05 pm EST

    Ron what version of G talk do have? Cuz mine isn’t showing this option.

  9. Posted by: portorikan
    June 20, 2008 at 4:07 pm EST

    I’m using ver. 2.0.46

  10. Posted by: dahcheet
    June 20, 2008 at 7:55 pm EST

    Verizon 8830 running GTalk 2.0.46 and BB OS 4.2.2.176

    No option

  11. Posted by: Ronen Halevy
    June 20, 2008 at 7:57 pm EST

    I am just glad to see it was not just me who had never seen it before!

  12. Posted by: lazy
    June 21, 2008 at 12:41 am EST

    You can also send files with Yahoo Messenger as well.

  13. Posted by: Nabeel Amin
    June 21, 2008 at 3:55 am EST

    I have 8300 and gtalk 2.0.43.

    I have this option, I did however notice that I only get this option on some of my contacts and not on the others.

  14. Posted by: Nikolaus
    June 21, 2008 at 3:53 pm EST

    I don’t have this option on My T-Mo 8320 with GTalk 2.0.46 and OS 4.5.0.42. I seem to have the latest OS and GTalk version, yet I don’t have this option. Any explanation?

  15. Posted by: AV
    December 8, 2008 at 2:43 pm EST

    The option to send file is only available for contacts that I know are using a Blackberry with Googletalk. the option is not in the menu for people that are signed onto google talk on a regular computer.