Re: Google XMPP service

[Jacob Bachmeyer]

Jean Louis wrote:
> * Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281@gmail.com> [2021-04-03 22:16]:
>   
> > On a side note:  talk.google.com still speaks Jabber/XMPP on port 5223.  I
> > use it to talk with friends that carry Android devices.  The Android
> > messenger app and Hangouts still use Jabber on the backend.
> >     
>
> How does the username looks like? Is it USER@google.com ? Or something else?
>   

My Jabber username on that server is my "Gmail" address.  "USER@gmail.com"

> Do you think that each user has asigned XMPP username automatically?
>   

As I understand, if you have a Google account, you probably have a 
Jabber username; if you have a Gmail account, you almost certainly have 
a Jabber username:  the JS webmail frontend (that I do not use) includes 
an IM client tied to Hangouts.  The Google Talk *program* was 
discontinued, but the underlying Jabber service seems to still be up and 
is now used for other services.

I doubt it will ever go away, since (as I understand) the Google Talk 
*service* is also the means by which Google Play can remotely install 
apps on Android devices.  (The stated purpose of that "feature" is to 
allow users to click "Install" at Google's app store on any computer and 
have the app appear on their device.  The potential for abuse is 
obvious, however.)


-- Jacob