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OMG! Gmail Adds SMS Chat - Updated
Webmonkey —
... available for Gmail users, and once a number is associated with your account, all of the text messages you send through Gmail will come from that number.
The 406 number works both ways, so your friend can reply to you via text message. Also, your friend can save that number in their phone as belonging to you, and they can even use it to initiate new chats with you.
[UPDATED: Google has rolled back the feature after finding a “glitch.” According to Google:
“When you’d try to turn it on, it wouldn’t ...
SMS in Gmail gets two-week delay
Webware.com —
... On Friday one of Gmail's Product Managers Leo Dirac posted that a last minute glitch has resulted in the feature being pulled back for further testing. The glitch, which Dirac says should take about two weeks to fix, would keep the two-way communicative feature from turning on all the way, keeping replies from making it back to you. ...
Google's Gmail Chat SMS Feature Hits a Snag
Google Watch —
I feel bad now for getting people all pumped for naught. I published a post Thursday night on Google's new SMS feature in Gmail chat, which allows users to send SMS messages from their desktop or laptop computers to contacts' cell phones.
Now, the company shelved it for the time being to work out some enabling quirks. :(
Google posted this blog on Halloween explaining the issue.
Apparently, some time after Gmail Product Manager Keith Coleman switched on the feature for me Thursday night, he and his team hit a snag in the broader rollout. Google Product ...
SMS text messaging for chat in Gmail pulled back
PalmAddicts —
... But on October 31, 2008; Leo Dirac, Product Manager of Gmail Labs announced the reason behind pulling back the SMS text messaging for chat: "Then we found a glitch. When you'd try to turn it on, it wouldn't fully enable. We thought about keeping it out there -- bugs and all -- but the experience wasn't that great. So, in the spirit of Labs, we've pulled SMS chat back to fix it, and we'll get it back out to you as soon as it's ready -- probably within 2 weeks, so stay tuned." ...
SMS Feature in GMail
AndroidGuys —
... Yahoo! has offered this for quite some time and Google is now following suit. Gmail, is soon going to be incorporated with a new feature that lets users send SMS through Gmail. This is good news for us avid Gmail users and we’re giving it a big thumbs up as just another reason to be using Gmail. ...
Gmail’s Free Texting — What Happened?
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... Google Product Manager Leo Dirac now reveals, however, that his team came across an unexpected problem in the final moments of testing. “We found a glitch,” he says. “When you’d try to turn it on, it wouldn’t fully enable. We thought about keeping it out there — bugs and all — but the experience wasn’t that great.” ...
Google Yanks SMS Feature From Gmail Chat
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Google retracted it. Google writes: Oh snap. Last night, we started rolling out a new feature to Gmail Labs that lets you send SMS text messages right from Gmail. It combines the best parts of IM and texting: you chat from your computer and reach your friends no matter where they are. Your friends who are away from their computers get your messages as texts and can peck out replies on their little keyboards. It was pretty cool for a few minutes last night when we were sitting around texting each other. Then we found a glitch. When you'd try to turn it on, it wouldn't fully ...
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Google is postponing its addition of text messaging to Gmail–they found some bugs. ...
Gmail Labs Gets SMS in Chat Again--For Real This Time [Gmail]
Lifehacker —
[image] After a pulled-back launch back in late October, Google has re-released SMS capabilities in Gmail Chat. It's still an "experimental feature" in Gmail Labs, but presumably after the false start it'll actually work this time in the U.S., anyway. Googler Leo Dirac writes: We're just trying it out for cell phones in the United States right now, but you can send texts to your friends with US phone numbers from anywhere in the world. You can start by just typing a phone number or into the search box in the chat window on the left, then select "Send SMS." You can also select ...
Text messaging comes to Gmail Labs — SRSLY this time
VentureBeat —
... If this SMS chat feature sounds familiar to you, it might be because Google actually tried to roll it out earlier this year, but had to shut it down due to a glitch. The micro-messaging service ...
Google takes two with Gmail-SMS chat
Webware.com —
... After the feature's fleeting debut in October, Google removed it to fix a problem where turning the feature on didn't actually fully turn it on. It took a little longer than two weeks, though. ...
Text Messaging Right From Gmail
WebProNews Feed —
... If you get a message from somebody you don't want to chat with from your phone, just reply with the word BLOCK. If you don't want to get texts from anybody using Gmail, reply with the word STOP and we'll leave you alone. Keep in mind that all these text messages count as part of your regular mobile messaging plan and might incur fees. So unless you know your friends have unlimited text message plans, please be sensitive to their phone bills. Back in late October, the Gmail team experienced some hiccups when they initially tried to roll out the SMS chat feature, and had to ...
Gmail Enables SMS Messages from Chat for US Phones. No, Really.
ReadWriteWeb —
... You may remember having heard about this feature back in October. It got a lot of publicity and a number of users were eager to try it. There was only one problem: thanks to some last minute glitches the feature didn't release when expected. Now, those glitches have been resolved and the Gmail chat SMS functionality is in the wild - for US phones, at least. ...
Google Delivers Gmail Toys for the Holidays
WebProNews Feed —
... features. Zach Yeskel, Product Marketing Manager highlights the following at the Official Gmail Blog : - Catch up with distant friends and family with Gmail voice and video chat, or send them a text message with SMS chat. - When you're having trouble putting your feelings into words, try an emoticon. (There's nothing quite like a virtual emoticon hug...) - Catch up with distant friends and family with Gmail voice and video chat , or send them a text message with SMS chat . - When you're having trouble putting your feelings into words, try an ...
Watch Videos in Your Gmail Chat
WebProNews Feed —
... link to a YouTube video, I have to open another tab in order to watch it." Jessan reminds us, "Just remember to say something every once in a while or your friends will probably catch on that you're enjoying the dramatic chipmunk more than their conversation..." Gmail Labs This is just the latest of a slew of features Gmail has been launching in either regular Gmail or Gmail Labs recently. These include the " Send & Archive " button, voice and video chat , SMS chat , tasks , etc. You can always check out all of the cool features in Gmail Labs ...
