So the other day I was checking my blog and the “chat with martani_net” on the right side was green, which means I was connected to my Gmail from somewhere! The only issue is that I was totally sure I am not connected from anywhere, so I was freaked out thinking that someone has gained access to my Gmail, so I went quickly to check the Gmail last account activity but the IP addresses didn’t reveal any suspected activities on my account, till I figured out that it was Google Talk on my Android that is doing all this.
The trick is that you log into Google Talk on your Android, then you simply cut off the wifi connection (or disable the 3G if you are using it), and you will be always shown as connected when you are actually offline. I’ve noticed also that once you get your wifi on again, you receive all the instant messages that were sent when you were offline (online and not answering for others :p).
Also, Google Talk on Android goes to a gray/disabled state when logged in but no internet connection is present. Notice that on Android 1.6, if you go offline using the Power Control widget from the desktop, it will log you off before disconnecting from the Internet, so make sure you stop the wifi from the settings section.
