Talk.to Messenger, a free Google Talk client, updated with lockscreen support and doodling

By Rich Edmonds
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The popular Talk.to Messenger app for Windows Phone has been updated with some interesting features and is a great solution if you use Google Talk on the go.

If you're into the app and service to keep in touch with contacts, you'll love some of the new features in this latest release. We're looking at lockscreen support in a freely available solution. Talk.to Messenger can now tap into one of five notification spots on the main locksreen and display a counter. Simple but effective.

But wait there's more. The new update also includes the ability to draw doodles and send them in messages to contacts. Simply select "draw doodle" and let the imagination take over. Other features include:

  • Chat with Phonebook, Facebook, GTalk & Work contacts
  • Send free SMS to friends in US, Canada & India
  • Import Phonebook Contacts

Even better, there's a desktop version of the app as well, so you can chat with people while on your Windows 8 PC: https://flock.com

You can download Talk.to Messenger for free from the Store. Windows Phone 8 only.

via: WinSource

QR: Talk.to Messenger

Rich Edmonds
Rich Edmonds
Senior Editor, PC Build

Rich Edmonds is Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him over on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.

28 Comments
  • I'm seriously waiting for whatsapp or Skype to get better
  • Can't agree more. Whatsapp is just dead for over 4 months. 
  • How many instant messengers people need? I'm using just whatsapp and SMS, Skype on PC.
  • iOS 7...
  • Fuck ios7 = wp8
  • iOS Sucks Even Virtually Everyday Now!
  • I use this for Facebook and Google Talk. Don't really use Facebook chat with the OS messaging. I do wish more of my friends would IM via Skype and WhatsApp though. I think Kik is getting pretty popular too
  • Im sticking with what's app and skype
  • +One
  • This is nice alternative to chat with google friends.
  • Where has this been hiding? I must have tried all the other options and found them seriously lacking. I need Google Talk for work because we haven't transitioned to 365 yet. This one looks really good so far.
  • Im+ works great, and so does jitalk
  • IM+ is ok but it keeps disconnecting me and the UI is pretty lacking. Talk.to is free and has a great UI, and seems to be working well so far.
  • Try ICQ as well. It is a well designed app too.
  • Keeps on throwing the occasional cannot go online errors
  • Why does this app refuse to go forward without entering a phone number? Last i checked, gtalk don't require a phone number to work. Even when i enter my phone number its telling me invalid number.
  • Yeah, that's lame. I tried just throwing in a bogus number, but it expects verification, too. I finally gave in and used my Google Voice number, but I don't see why the app requires a phone number just to let you use GT.
  • Octrotalk works perfectly fine thy have an app for iOS too.
  • Does someone knows if the SMS sent uses your Google Voice number? And receives messages from it too?
  • Love this app glad to see the dev continually supporting wp8, I use this instead of stalk messenger cuz it can send pictures
  • Its available for windows phone 7.x too.
  • Exactly!
  • Lol. How every writer in wpcentral hates windows phone 7. Wow, this app its also update on wp 7.
  • No one cares about WP7 anymore. Not Microsoft, not the manufactures, not the carriers, and not the power users.
  • Hmm how did I miss this? Bought IM+ Pro during the red tag sale, and it's decent. The only app I've found with working notifications. But this looks sleeker. Anyone done any comparisons? Gonna try both.
  • Tried this one before, notifications are wacked
  • Can any one tell me, how to use google chat in talk.to on my windows mobile
  • Talk.to removed Google support from their app months ago.