Android 4.3: Reverting to google talk from hangout

[mgl888]

Any way to revert to the google talk app from google hangout in 4.3?
I tried to manually install the gtalk apk, but it won't install.

 

[hirenvasani]

Any way to revert to the google talk app from google hangout in 4.3?
I tried to manually install the gtalk apk, but it won't install.

yup badly needed... solution?

 

[mssam]

Any way to revert to the google talk app from google hangout in 4.3?
I tried to manually install the gtalk apk, but it won't install.

Wait, you deleted hangouts, then tried to install talk as a system app and it didnt work?

 

[mgl888]

Wait, you deleted hangouts, then tried to install talk as a system app and it didnt work?

Oops I thought they were two separate apks.
Deleted hangout with root and installed gtalk. Worked like a charm. Thanks!!

 

[H4CK_H0PP3R]

Isn't there way to check online status of anyone on hangout app ? Coz I can't see anyone's status ...

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

 

[seking]

Can you give the procedure for installing gtalk along with links for gtalk apk

Sent from my GT-P6200 using xda premium

 

[sberends]

Seriously thinking of going back to 4.2.2

This hangouts app is terrible compared to gTalk. Is there any way I can install it on 4.3 without having to get root?

 

[Ezekial]

I am interested in this as well. My wife hates hangouts and her GNex is not rooted.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

 

[joke]

Google Talk from 4.2.2 can not be installed any more

First thing that I tried after updating my Nexus to JB 4.3 was to remove Hangouts and install back Google Talk from JB 4.2.2 but with no success. Application can not be installed any more. If anyone find solution for reverting back to Google Talk on JB 4.3 please let us to know. Hangouts are really terrible

 

[jerry311]

Oops I thought they were two separate apks.
Deleted hangout with root and installed gtalk. Worked like a charm. Thanks!!

Any chance for a solution which does not require root access?

 

[Paraladoxa]

Any chance for a solution which does not require root access?

Pfff same here I just got the 4.3 on Galaxy Nexus, and BIM ugly Hangout.
I guess now is a good time to root the phone :/

 

[rakavka]

Pfff same here I just got the 4.3 on Galaxy Nexus, and BIM ugly Hangout.
I guess now is a good time to root the phone :/

Hi,

Saw in youtube an option to uninstall it from google play->my apps

Does it work cause this is the only thing that keeps me from updating

 

[TunerX]

Hi,

Saw in youtube an option to uninstall it from google play->my apps

Does it work cause this is the only thing that keeps me from updating

I tried it but it only uninstalled updates and not the whole app.

 

[bb2013]

google talk

I tried it but it only uninstalled updates and not the whole app.

Same issue. Any way to get google talk on 4.3?

 

[Torque77]

I'm in the same boat. Don't wanna root the device, but don't want to stick with this ugly Hangouts either.

 

[gogol]

Anyone got a link to working Talk.apk for 4.3?

I uninstalled Hangouts.apk using Root Explorer (EStrongs), then I copied Talk.apk to /system/app

Set the permission to rw-r--r--

Reboot

It works, I got Talk notification ...

But, the Talk app is not shown in the app gallery

UPDATE:
Wiped Dalvik cache and Cache, doesn't help

 

[svinopas]

Did all of that here too. Same results. It seems that Google is actively disallowing Talk.apk somehow.

Anyone got a link to working Talk.apk for 4.3?

But, the Talk app is not shown in the app gallery [/B]

UPDATE:
Wiped Dalvik cache and Cache, doesn't help

 

[mrrtys]

Talk working

Guys im on stock 4.3 and rooted.

I was also playing around to get talk back... and i got it running "version 4.1.2-485486" even video call and sound is working just tested it.

what i did was download de gapps "gapps-jb-20121011-signed" deleted everything inside i dont want so just system\app and the lib files are in there.

Flashed it with twrp and it worked.

Got the zip here you can flash it but make a backup just in case.

http://speedy.sh/bcNdM/gapps-jb-20121011-signed-Talk-working.zip

And with titanium backup you can detach talk from the market so you wont get the update notification for hangouts.

 

[kazyaffka]

please more details for newbies dear sir

Guys im on stock 4.3 and rooted.

I was also playing around to get talk back... and i got it running "version 4.1.2-485486" even video call and sound is working just tested it.

what i did was download de gapps "gapps-jb-20121011-signed" deleted everything inside i dont want so just system\app and the lib files are in there.

Flashed it with twrp and it worked.

Got the zip here you can flash it but make a backup just in case.

And with titanium backup you can detach talk from the market so you wont get the update notification for hangouts.

Could you please provide more details what my steps should be to "flash it with twrp"? After I root my nexus 4 (which is well documented, I just looked up) and downloaded twrp & your gapps version. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[bleets]

Guys im on stock 4.3 and rooted.

I was also playing around to get talk back... and i got it running "version 4.1.2-485486" even video call and sound is working just tested it.

what i did was download de gapps "gapps-jb-20121011-signed" deleted everything inside i dont want so just system\app and the lib files are in there.

Flashed it with twrp and it worked.

Got the zip here you can flash it but make a backup just in case.

http://speedy.sh/bcNdM/gapps-jb-20121011-signed-Talk-working.zip

And with titanium backup you can detach talk from the market so you wont get the update notification for hangouts.

Yep, that worked for me however i got the latest version of gapps for 4.2.2 instead of 4.1.2, slightly updated version of gtalk...dont know what the difference was.

Before i flashed gapps though i uninstalled hangouts with titanium...don't know if that was neccessary...also can't detach talk from the market without the paid version of titanium...maybe i should get that, i still have credit left from when i got my nexus 7 last year

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Could you please provide more details what my steps should be to "flash it with twrp"? After I root my nexus 4 (which is well documented, I just looked up) and downloaded twrp & your gapps version. Thanks a lot in advance.

If you've installed twrp, when the tablet is on put the zip file on the sd card, reboot into recovery (twrp), select install, navigate to the sdcard folder and select the gapps zip file. it should install.
i also go to advanced and fix permissions after, don't know if it's needed or not.
I also used titanium to uninstall hangouts first, again i dont know if i needed to do this.