Well, the only way it WOULDN'T be safe is if someone was reading over the person you're chatting with or your own shoulder, or if someone knew the password to either of your accounts.
Yes it is.
Chatting on Gmail is done through their IM. The name of IM of Google is Google Hangouts. It can be used for chatting to friends or groups.
Chatting on Gmail can be done via Hangouts. Hangouts is a way of one to one chatting. Earlier is was known as Google Now.
No, there are no issues with Gmail Chat. It is a perfectly good application for chatting. The amount of users chatting with this application are way too many.
No, Gmail is not for Internet Surfing or things like that. It is primarily for sending and receiving mails. Chatting can also be done on Gmail.
Gmail is an account of Google where you manage your mails. It can also used for chatting with google friends. The Gmail account is a place for mailing services.
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The green video camera can be used to do video chatting. It is i.e. video chatting completely free of cost on Gmail. You can do it with any person who has a camera.
You cannot make a call on Gmail. Gmail is a pure mailing and chatting service.It could be done via other calling applications.
You can chat on Gmail using the Hangouts. It is the official Instant Messaging app of Gmail. You can start chatting on that using iPod touch too.
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Video chatting can be directly connected in Gmail. You have to open the chat of the person. After opening, you can click on the video sign to get started.