Whoever is alive always shows up, but this time it was just to say goodbye once and for all. 16 years later (almost 17), Google will officially disable your instant messaging service google speech. Although still active, the resource was practically inaccessible.
The Google Talk chat application was released in late 2005 and continued to receive support until this year. Full, Support continues until June 16. It’s still available through third-party apps on services like Pidgin and Gajim though.
However, starting this Thursday, anyone trying to log into Google Talk will receive an error message. Google recommends using: Google Chat as an alternative service.
Google Talk lasted nearly eight years as Google’s flagship instant messaging app. It was originally designed for quick conversations between Gmail contacts.
In 2013, Google began “deprecation” of the service and encouraged the use of new tools such as: Google Hangouts. In 2017 (all inclusive), the company already commented on this “retirement” and the full switch to Hangouts in an official post on G Suite updates.
We wonder how long Talk has been active since even Hangouts has been replaced by Google Chat. It’s also worth remembering that the old platform wasn’t the company’s recent low: the company recently shut down Google Duo, which will integrate with Meet in 2022.
Source: Tec Mundo
