Google Chat

Welcome! In this community, you can find answers to your questions about Google Chat in Gmail, iGoogle, orkut and video chat. While you're here, build karma by answering the questions of others. Google employees (noted with 'Google Employee' beneath their posting name) will be popping in to help answer questions and post announcements. And when you run into a "Top Contributor", be sure to say "Thank you!" The "Top Contributor" designation is reserved for our most devoted and helpful community volunteers.

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- Did you try another browser? Did you clear browser cache & cookies? Did you try disabling all browser extensions/add-ons?

- Did you try manually updating the plugin?

- Do you meet the minimum requirements?

- Did you check out our Known Issues page?

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Chat window does not open, IE9 and 10	David Bencic	5/22/13
Chat history appearing as hangout	hira0000	5/22/13
revert to old chat	Anahita Hosseini	5/22/13
Most contacts appear offline even when online and chatting	Timothy Elliott	5/22/13
Google chat no longer integrated with gmail	RomRabHas	5/22/13
Gmail Update, lost phone icon, why?	Jasper Mushroomjesus	5/22/13
Message from gmail.com.	Paul Pomykala	5/22/13
Extra Icon!	Craig Ogilvie	5/22/13
want to save chat history in hangout	Swaraj Dhavale	5/22/13
Google Chat status shows 'Away' even when offline	GChatUser	5/22/13
Can't tab between chat windows	Wil Tushaus	5/22/13
what about the orange camera with the symblo L on it.	Karen Obe	5/22/13
Why doesn't the Vocie chat plugin download?	Jeffreylb94	5/22/13
Gmail Chat vs. Google+ "Hangout"	JVotav	5/22/13
u thing u r fine now?	new3rdking	5/22/13
Limit Google chat and video to approved individuals only.	T Klingman	5/22/13
Chat no longer working with one individual	Charlotte Griffin	5/22/13
Chat icons disabled	Amanda Bourn	5/22/13
After upgrading to Hangouts Gmail behavior changed - all previous posts here...	alexxgrig	5/22/13
I can't send chats to my friend	Andrew Haspel	5/22/13