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Communication
Changing Google Talk Settings
You can configure Google Talk to send you a notification with the contents
of each message that you receive in a chat, and also to sound a ringtone or
vibrate the phone.
You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when
you turn on your phone, and you can set whether the mobile indicator is
displayed next to your name in other people’s Friends lists.
To configure notifications for new Google Talk messages
1. From the Friends list, touch the
Menu Key
>
Settings
.
2. Touch
Notifications
in the Text chat settings and Voice & video chat
settings to receive a notification in the Status Bar when a new chat
message arrives.
3. Touch
Ringtone
in the Text chat settings and Voice & video chat settings
to open a list of the ringtones that will ring to notify you of a new chat.
4. Touch
Vibrate
in the Text chat settings and Voice & video chat settings to
choose the vibration setting when you receive notification of a new chat.
5. Touch
Invitation notifications
to choose to receive notifications in the
Status Bar when friend invitations are received.
To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends
1. From the Friends list, touch the
Menu Key
>
Settings
.
2. Checkmark or uncheckmark
Mobile indicator
.
If
Mobile indicator
is checkmarked, your friends see an outline of an
Android
TM
next to your name in their Friends list when you’re signed into
Google Talk on an Android phone.
To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
1. From the Friends list, touch the
Menu Key
>
Settings
.
2. Checkmark or uncheckmark
Sign in automatically
.
When
Sign in automatically
is checkmarked, you are signed into Google
Talk when you turn on your phone.