How to import your AIM buddys into Gmail
To set it up, just head to the <a href="http://www.aim.com/import-to-gmail/">Import to Gmail</a>
page and log in to AIM. Once you've logged in, it will prompt you to
enter your Gmail credentials as well. When it's done, it will tell you
your contacts are imported-that's it! If you head to Gmail, you should
see all your AIM contacts pop up in the Chat sidebar. Note that it only
imports the 38 contacts you chat with the most, so if you have more than
that, it looks like you'll have to add them manually.
The Upsides: You Only Need One Login; You Get AIM on Android The
Main idea behind the switch is that you won't have to deal with two
separate logins within Gmail from now on. The other really cool part
about this is that you can log into both protocols from one IM client.
Since nearly every IM client under the sun has both GTalk and AIM, this
isn't a big deal for desktop users, but it does mean that Android users
can now IM their AIM buddies right from Google's official GTalk app,
which is great, since it's probably the best IM client on Android.<br />
The Downsides: It's Confusing and Kind of Buggy Unfortunately,
the whole implementation still seems confusing at best, and buggy at
worst. Your AIM buddies will no longer see your AIM screen name when you
log in; instead it will create a new contact for them using your Gmail
address. However, I had the problem where some of my contacts weren't
even showing up in the sidebar-some were only showing their Google Talk
contacts, some were showing only AIM, and some were showing up twice,
like they used to (though some showed up after a small wait, so perhaps
it just takes awhile for everything to register). It's not combining
them, either (which would be awesome)-it's just excluding some contacts
from my buddy list entirely. In addition, the 48 contact limit for the
importer is kind of a drag if you have a lot of AIM buddies.<br /> If
you use a desktop IM client, of course, you'll be unaffected by all
this, and can continue using GTalk and AIM separately. In fact, we'd
recommend doing so. Unless you're really itching to get AIM in the Gmail
web interface or on Android's Talk app, using a desktop client is still
the easiest way to get access to both, and we'd recommend against
importing your AIM contacts into Gmail-at least for now. Have you tried
the new AIM integration in Gmail? How does it work for you? Share your
thoughts with us in the comments.<br />
All my gtalk contact were deleted...
at 1st it tried to login wid some wrong id then account was locked... I put my id n passwd it asked 4 some conformation code... I copied the code... finally I logged into gtalk, but all my contact r gone... I know they r all online... but I cant see them...
when some of my frnds sent msg's to me.. then they r getting added automatically... I mean, then its showing that they r online...
wat abt my remaining contacts? how can I retrieve 'em all??
n lately I noticed that all the contact r there online in gmail... but I cant chat wid them through mail... wat should I do?
I can't see my contacts in gtalk... but they appear in gmail chat window......and if anyone pings me they appear ....... but the rest are still not seen. How Do i report this problem to google team???
I can't see my contacts in gtalk... but they appear in gmail chat window......and if anyone pings me they appear ....... but the rest are still not seen. How Do i report this problem to google team???
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