- Contact ID: user@gmail.com
- Password: password_from_your_gmail_account
- Switch on "Use secure connection" in the Connection tab
- Select the "Use TLS and SASL" option
There is a second way:
- Contact ID: user@gmail.com
- Password: password_from_your_gmail_account
- Switch on "Use secure connection" in the Connection tab
- Select the "Use TLS on separate port (old)" option
- In the Login tab, enable the option "Plain text password"
- Host (Server tab): talk.google.com
- Port (Server tab): 5223
Note: as you do not need to register a new account with GMail, the above information either needs to be edited in the Profiles dialog, or in the Login dialog.