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Invisible mode is here for Gmail chat
February 25, 2008
Posted by Jonas Lindberg, Software Engineer
Sometimes you need to chat with someone about an urgent project, but can't be bothered by anyone else. And going "busy" just isn't enough -- you might still get that unwanted ping. So, as some people have already
noticed
, we rolled out invisible mode for the
latest version
of Gmail chat last Friday. With this feature, you can appear offline, and still send and receive messages. If you're using
AIM in Gmail
, invisible mode also makes you appear signed out on the AIM network. Invisible mode is one of the most
requested chat features
and so we're happy to add this option, starting in Gmail Chat, and in the future all Talk clients.
As some of you have
already noted
, chat could be less useful if lots of people go invisible. We'll keep an eye on it and look for your feedback to be sure we're doing what's best for the community.
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