Gmail Unveils Texting In Chat: Take Two

Gmail Unveils Texting In Chat: Take Two

Google has decided that chatting in Gmail is too finite, as it allows the person on the other end to leave the conversation. So now you can continue the chat via the wonder of text!


You get your own unique Google chat phone number, so the person receiving the texts will be able to know who you are by saving the digits under your name in their phone book.

You can also block the service simply by sending the word BLOCK in response to a chat message, so you won't be stung by pesky messages all day either.



Google is rolling out this service in the US at the moment, although it appears to be only a matter of time before it will be available in other key areas, which obviously includes the UK.