Instant messaging on Kindle

Jamesch · 12-14-2010, 02:38 PM

Is it possible?
The device and the technology is ideal for that, but I haven't found a way to do it so far.
Except for logging on to the full (not mobile) Facebook page and using the embedded chat. The problem with that is it keeps freezing up my Kindle lately (I am not sure if it did this at the beginning). BTW anyone else having this problem with the full FB site (FW 3.0.1)?

So is there a way to use preferably gmail chat (gtalk) or maybe msn on Kindle?

GlassX · 12-14-2010, 03:46 PM

FB also freezes on me on 3.0.1 sometimes...

FF2 · 12-14-2010, 04:53 PM

A way-out method would be to give selected friends your kindle email address and then make them trusted on the Manage-Kindle website. They could send "message books" to your kindle which you could read/open like other books. I don't think you can reply in a similar fashion.

avantman42 · 12-14-2010, 04:56 PM

You can use GTalk - go to http://m.google.com or http://m.google.co.uk - those pages have links to mobile versions of various Google apps, including GTalk.

There's also http://m.ebuddy.com/ - there you can log into various IM networks using a mobile-optimised web site. I've not used it, but found it from a Google search.

hellraiser06 · 12-15-2010, 09:38 AM

I dont think, Kindle browser supports advanced features such as javascript etc and/or dynamic content. And chat IS dynamic content. But, yeah, if you can device a way such that you dont receive the next chat until you refresh the page, then it might work. But, then again, how this will be any better than posting on walls, I wonder!

avantman42 · 12-15-2010, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellraiser06

I dont think, Kindle browser supports advanced features such as javascript etc and/or dynamic content. And chat IS dynamic content. But, yeah, if you can device a way such that you dont receive the next chat until you refresh the page, then it might work. But, then again, how this will be any better than posting on walls, I wonder!

The Kindle 3 browser does support JavaScript and JavaScript-driven dynamic content. It doesn't support Java or Flash.

12-14-2010, 02:38 PM	#1
Jamesch Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Instant messaging on Kindle Is it possible? The device and the technology is ideal for that, but I haven't found a way to do it so far. Except for logging on to the full (not mobile) Facebook page and using the embedded chat. The problem with that is it keeps freezing up my Kindle lately (I am not sure if it did this at the beginning). BTW anyone else having this problem with the full FB site (FW 3.0.1)? So is there a way to use preferably gmail chat (gtalk) or maybe msn on Kindle?

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12-14-2010, 03:46 PM	#2
GlassX Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 24830 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3, K4NT	FB also freezes on me on 3.0.1 sometimes...

12-14-2010, 04:53 PM	#3
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	A way-out method would be to give selected friends your kindle email address and then make them trusted on the Manage-Kindle website. They could send "message books" to your kindle which you could read/open like other books. I don't think you can reply in a similar fashion.

12-14-2010, 04:56 PM	#4
avantman42 Wizard Posts: 1,090 Karma: 6058305 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite	You can use GTalk - go to http://m.google.com or http://m.google.co.uk - those pages have links to mobile versions of various Google apps, including GTalk. There's also http://m.ebuddy.com/ - there you can log into various IM networks using a mobile-optimised web site. I've not used it, but found it from a Google search.

12-15-2010, 09:38 AM	#5
hellraiser06 Yaabbaa dabba doo Posts: 76 Karma: 5348 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: India Device: Kindle Touch wifi, Kindle 3 Wifi, Asus Transformer TF101	I dont think, Kindle browser supports advanced features such as javascript etc and/or dynamic content. And chat IS dynamic content. But, yeah, if you can device a way such that you dont receive the next chat until you refresh the page, then it might work. But, then again, how this will be any better than posting on walls, I wonder!

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