ICQ on your phone - now it is not only the norm, but also an obligatory attribute of life. Additionally, now unpopular, and other communication protocols, access to which many would like to have in his smartfone.Kak same situation with the messenger on a platform of Android? I would say not very good. But the world does not stand still, and the situation is developing for the better every day:)
IM +
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Another universal client. Supported protocols: AIM, FaceBook, GTalk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, Yahoo, as well as your own - Meebo. nevertheless mandatory registration Meebo account does not require that pleases. 
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Quite a good client, is popular. Supported protocols: ICQ, yahoo, aim, GTalk, MySpace, FaceBook, Hyves, and of course your own. 
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UPD: Added screenshots of the Market
Perhaps the most popular at the moment, the universal client QIP PDA - for Android does not yet exist. And probably not foreseen in the near future. On the official forum so far they have not specifically responded to requests from users to port qip under android. Based on the fact that qip-and not on Linux, porting will be a full perepisanie module. With Java, developers seem to not want to communicate.
Although, who knows. For Windows Mobile was not too long kvip) and the audience android-and growing every day. In general, time will tell.
What alternatives are available at the moment? Currently, the market has many messengers. But so far no one who would fully satisfy me, I have not found. Each of them I will tell below.
Alternative data to clients can make the easiest option - the use of online services. they are many and they are pretty well developed.
This example may include, for example, websites https: / / imo.im / or http://www.meebo.com/ But I think for most version of communication via the browser will be inconvenient and unacceptable. Therefore, we will not stop here.
This example may include, for example, websites https: / / imo.im / or http://www.meebo.com/ But I think for most version of communication via the browser will be inconvenient and unacceptable. Therefore, we will not stop here.
One more "perverted" option - put the android java-interpreter (as such already), and use the java-mesendzherami, which quite a lot. For example, still not losing popularity Jimm. In this case, myself. Jar-file needs to be a little bit to handle file. If anyone is interested - I can describe all manipulations in a separate article. All the same, jimm - very udobyny client.
The network ran a further series of others, even more perverse ways, but to describe them do not see the point. All still available ready-made options for Android may well meet the user's own capabilities.
And now more about these most IM.
IM +
A well-known universal client now ported and under Android OS. Supported protocols: AOL, MSN, Yahoo, GTalk, Jabber, ICQ, MySpace. There are both free and paid versions. I put only a free IM + Lite, so everything described hereafter concerns it up.
Of the benefits can be identified will support multiple protocols, including jabber, who like me want to work. Quite reliable in operation. Supports avatars, contact groups. Switching between chats by the arrows on the screen. Upd quite good smile
Of the minuses - the minimum set of options. Apparently they were sacrificed to the stability of working with a bunch of protocols. Asechnye not support functions such as status, xTraz etc. Plus there is no storage history. sometimes accidentally close your contact does not read the message - and all information is lost. Like many clients - a problem with the encoding when receiving offline messages.
Conclusion: The powerful, versatile, but rather a simple client for the exchange of messages and more. No "architectural excesses and service ICQ. Upd: In the Lite version does not store history, there are advertising
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Another universal client. Supported protocols: AIM, FaceBook, GTalk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, Yahoo, as well as your own - Meebo. nevertheless mandatory registration Meebo account does not require that pleases. Officially supports the status. But under the ICQ as it runs clear) Jabber - I have not earned. The roster was loaded, but the client is connected and could not. It is not clear.
Live chat client reflects in a separate group of contacts. Funny of course, but their functions are carried out) Offline users - also always in a separate group.
Again, the minimum set of options. But as a whole a good client.
Conclusion: A reliable, stable client, but again the minimum set of configuration and lack of many functions ICQ.
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Quite a good client, is popular. Supported protocols: ICQ, yahoo, aim, GTalk, MySpace, FaceBook, Hyves, and of course your own. Pros: There is support for avatars. The chat window in the iPhone-Style, in principle, it is convenient. Easily switch between three tabs - Contact chats-accounts. As a result, the interface is more convenient and attractive. Convenient, is touch skorlling chats (which is not in some other clients).
At first he could not understand how to set the show in groups, anywhere a checkmark there. Then he found - you need to select sorting by groups. But, nevertheless, the group can not be minimized, have to scroll all the contacts)
Of the obvious drawbacks - the need to register your account. Although a similar transgression and QIP:) Also, for me personally drawback - lack of support for Jabber. I need it to work. Instead a lot of services that are simple Russian people do not use the client for amerikosy). No support for heap asechnyh functions - such as status, info. Smilies stupid.
Also there were problems with the encoding when dealing with a friend, who wrote with the company of Miranda, and in communication with icq-bot.
Conclusion: The client is pretty good and comfortable, stable, but is initially focused not on ICQ. You can not turn off the group. There are problems with the encoding. Silly smiles.
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Pretty fresh, clean asechny client only supports ICQ protocol and nothing more. But it has all the usual functions asi: Support Status, Support XTraz - status (Ball 35 pieces), lists and seeing all the usual stuff ICQ-user. In addition there is storage history, support for multiple themes. Just do not have problems with offline messages in Russian encoding. Interface resembles all known Jimm.
The project is a young and modest, but rapidly growing. In the near future, developers plan to add the ability to transfer files and will support GPS (still unclear in what form). May soon be added to the ICQ and other protocols. We'll wait.
However, the client works very unstable. Ambitions of the developers a lot, but the implementation is still limping. The client is strongly loads the processor, I do not even because of it went to reboot the phone once. In addition, the background often crashes and does not reconnect. Sometimes sends messages that come from contact krakozyabrami instead of spaces. In general, convenience, convenience, and work need to give him more stable. Hopefully in the near future developers fixed a.
Interface of the downsides - no list of open chats - uncomfortable, support only one protocol.
Conclusion: Perhaps the most fully featured and familiar ICQ-client, but very moist and unstable. Disconnects often in the background and loads percent. There are problems with the encoding. In general, solid glitch ...
QR code for android market Installed yet imov Messenger (BETA). I do not recommend this place yet Messager. Solid glitch and brake. Design is similar to eBuddy (in this case is able to minimize the group), but oooooochen slow and braking. at least on my HTC Tattoo . Eats memory and hangs percent. With the update can fix all of the above, but the Beta-version certainly is not worth our attention.
UPD4: Mail.ru Agent now supports ICQ.
Most recently released the client, and most recently began to support iCQ, but has already won my heart 
. The client has a beautiful and comfortable design, good functionality. In the representation of an agent, I think does not need. Now he supports the transfer of files and photos from your camera!
. The client has a beautiful and comfortable design, good functionality. In the representation of an agent, I think does not need. Now he supports the transfer of files and photos from your camera! Pros - good smile, nice and easy interface, a basic set of options, there is a choice of dark and light theme, convenient shortcut bar on the right screen (great idea, I must say), support for transferring files and images from the camera.
Cons - limping work with reconnect at fracture network (for example, if you call), reconnect with any change in status, no support for status messages and xTraz.
UPD: Added screenshots of the Market
UPD2: added view imov Messenger (BETA)
UPD3: LEFT official client ICQ MOBILE FOR ANDROID
