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Faisal
Asked: 2018-03-27 20:45:00 +0800 CST

How to add Google Hangout to Pidgin

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I've been trying to add Google Hangouts to Pidgin but it's not working.

pidgin google-hangouts

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  1. Best Answer

    enter image description here Before adding account to pidgin. Make sure google singin to less secure apps is allowed.

    Or visit this link to enable Less Secure Apps
    https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps

    If it's done! Add Hangout account #Basic Tab

    Protocol: xmpp  
User Name: (your gmail id, without @gmail.com)  
Domain: gmail.com  
Resource: (Keep blank)  
Password: xxxxxxxxx  
Check Remember Password.

    #Advanced Tab enter image description here

    Connection Security: Use encryption if available  
Connect Server: talk.google.com

    Others leave at it is.

    Done...!

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  2. Pidgin seems to only support Google Talk - which uses a different protocol. Hangouts employs a proprietary protocol, not compatible with XMPP.

    There is a cross-platform client designed specifically for Hangouts (partial support for audio-video), as well as a Python library.

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