Display Android robot in chat

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 07:05 | by akos

mod_greenrobot If you were ever wondering, how you could see if someone is using Google Talk from an Android device, here is the solution. In your Google Mail web interface go to Settings, select the Labs tab, and turn on the "Green Robot" extension: this will display a robot icon for the users from an Android device, while the coloring indicates the availability of the person.

It really makes sense: your friends can see, that you are logged in from your phone, so they know if you are available and do not answer, this is maybe because you do not have a free hand at the moment.

To be honest, there is still some room for improvements. The robots only appear on the web interface, and not in the Windows standalone chat client. On the other hand if you are an Android device owner, you have to notify every friend of yours, that they should enable this extension if they want to see whether you are sitting in a front of a PC, or you are on the go. This should happen somehow the other way round: you enable that your friends can see if you are on Android, and then everyone should see the Droid icon...

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Why not a fun Android robot logo ?

Submitted by androfan on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 15:32.

It's a little "gecky" way but I should appreciate this mini logo on my Android !
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Is that true? Albeit it is all android phones combined, but it is still a big step in the right direction! :)
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Submitted by adword002 on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 09:40.

Hi,
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Is it really that friends accept the extension for us, even if they do not use it?

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Submitted by tomr on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 15:18.

I tried Android when my friend in London recommended me HTC. It is one of best Mobile OS I have used and will be sticking to it !

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Submitted by Stevena on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 06:23.

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Submitted by jimparker on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 19:58.

I so much like this Android feature. Well part of my reason why I use it is for bragging, though apart from that it really is a lot of help coz you get to stay connected with your friends no matter what you're doing.
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Good idea. I would like to

Submitted by malouau on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 10:48.

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Pretty neat! That way, my

Submitted by daleann8875 on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 04:39.

Pretty neat! That way, my friends will understand when I don't answer and its also a nice way to show off that you have an android! :) Dating Sites Schweiz

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Submitted by babyroo on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 17:24.

Cool! Your friends would know that you're logged in on a phone. Android also now has the voice chat robot where you can chat by voice with your artificial intelligence pal. It's cute! It answers questions in ways u don't expect. educational baby toys

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I was thinking about adding a

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Not that useful yet, but the

Submitted by Scat Man on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 09:50.

Not that useful yet, but the idea is pretty neat. Some more work and it will be really awesome to use.

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Useful

Submitted by aureliecam on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 11:49.

I don't use Google talk so much, but it can be useful instead of messenger or skype.
Thank!

Waiting for when we can use the cam to chat.

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Submitted by drewly on Sat, 06/19/2010 - 16:23.

Androd robot chat is very cool, and in this case, you can even use it as a spy tool. Awesome.

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I cant use this messenger so

Submitted by monoenny11 on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 03:58.

I cant use this messenger so I not be able to tell some thing about its parameters . but i now try this messenger as well.

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Submitted by concon on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 17:57.

Android robot is so cool and helpful to us..thanks for this post.

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Useful but really necessary?

Submitted by Andy Matthews on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 01:35.

I see its good to know if the person is using Android but is it really necessary? Would it make your chatting experience any better or worse? I guess if they were going to do this might as well add an icon for iPhone users so you can take tell them the iPhone (women's perfume) sux!

It really makes sense: your

Submitted by RandallFlagg on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 10:03.

not needed

Submitted by gmorgan on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 16:07.

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Chat is no good

Submitted by luther on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 01:41.

Android chat robot is so bad, that I get anonymous chat windows. I was reading Teeth whitening tips and the chat window popped now and then. This was a bad customer experience.

It's not a bad idea, very

Submitted by tiooty on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 11:59.

It's not a bad idea, very good ! More news about buzz on the web and robot chat on android ?

Perfect. The idea is not bad.

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Submitted by ipadshouse on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 06:13.

Hey, thanks for this note. I wanted to add the chat option and this has really helped me out for my project.
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I can't wait to put android on an old iphone 2G

Submitted by albh on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 07:40.

It's great really I can't wait to try it on my old useless iphone 2G now that Android can be on it!

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Submitted by affairemax on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 07:42.

Very good article, i will share it with my friend. Thanks

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Submitted by Nick on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 18:31.

Great Idea, this will help me no end by letting people know when to call my mobile and when to call my landline.
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Improvements required !

Submitted by vincebuddy on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 06:07.

Ask your friend to add the same extension is a pain in the *** ! Could it be possible to have it automatically ??
Otherwise this extension for Androïd seems nice. Some news about it since the article publication ?
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