How to check someone is invisible in gmail?

Written on September 18, 2008 – 12:15 pm | by Sanil S

Lots of people misuse invisible feature inorder to even avoid individuals. I wrote an article about yahoo invisible hack some time back which created lots of response among my readers. This time I am going to explain about gmail invisible bug that can be exploited from “off the record feature“. Below are the steps involved, but there are some limitation.

Step 1. 

Set the target user as off the record while he/she is online. This can be done by simply clicking on the option in the chat window. 

 

Step 2. 

Try sending an IM when he/she is invisible or offline. 

If he/she is invisible he/she will receive message. If he/she is offline you will receive an error “did not receive your chat”.

This hack will only work if you mark the target user as off record when he/she is online. It is a limitation.

How does it work?

When the chat is off the record, it will no longer stored in the gmail account. 

When you send IM to an invisible / offline user it will be delivered by default. At the receiving end the IM will receive as a pop in form of chat window if the user is invisible. If the user is offline it will receive as an email in the inbox. 

The main problem with this hack is if the target user is using another email client or desktop version.

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8 Responses

Hmmmm i see, so this is the trick. But its sad that chat is not being saved.


SAF on Sep 20, 2008 | Reply

i have a site to look out invisible users the site is http://www.invisible.ir


Alvin on Sep 12, 2009 | Reply

Just trick not tools…


OME on Oct 2, 2009 | Reply

Actually, the desktop version isn’t a problem. Desktop Google Talk does not support invisibility yet.


Matchboxx on Oct 30, 2009 | Reply

Here is a perl script to find invisible users in gmail. It checks for all users in your contacts.
http://blog.sriunplugged.com/linux/find-invisible-users-in-gmail/


Srijith on Jan 14, 2010 | Reply

one way to find invisible friends in gmail account!!!!!!!!

1) first refresh the page

2) then it load only the online and invisible friends.

3) within few seconds it changes and show only online friends

try it


Hijo Joy on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply

dear can you tell me how to know who is online or ofline ?


shumaila on Apr 29, 2010 | Reply

An easier way to find invisible users of Google talk. A small easy run GUI interface via java.

http://vyompvblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/find-invisible-users-of-gtalk-gmail.html


vyompv on Jun 28, 2010 | Reply

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