I've been trying to add Google Hangouts to Pidgin but it's not working.
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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
Connection Security: Use encryption if available
Connect Server: talk.google.com
Others leave at it is.
Done...!
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Some context: https://xmpp.org/2015/03/no-its-not-the-end-of-xmpp-for-google-talk/ – Johann Mar 05 '19 at 19:43
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@Faisal Does this still work? I have tried and it says "unable to connect" ... – Kubuntuer82 May 22 '19 at 10:12
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1@Kubuntuer82 Yes it still works – Faisal May 22 '19 at 14:44
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Yes, for some reason it was not working at the beginning, now it works, many thanks! :) – Kubuntuer82 May 22 '19 at 15:48
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I no longer see the "Less secure app access" section. – Dan Dascalescu Jul 28 '20 at 10:57
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@DanDascalescu One direct link is given, you may access through that. – Faisal Jul 29 '20 at 14:17
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1Ah, I get "This setting is not available for accounts with 2-Step Verification enabled." if I go to the direct link. That's why I wasn't seeing the setting. – Dan Dascalescu Jul 30 '20 at 02:05
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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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I found a solution in YakYak too. `sudo snap install yakyak` worked for me. Follow the on-screen prompts. It works even after the internal transition from Hangouts to Meet. – 4Z4T4R Nov 29 '20 at 22:08