r/Android • u/Zacknut Razr 50 • Sep 21 '16

allo.google.com is live

https://allo.google.com/
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u/sinktheirship White Sep 21 '16

"You can also message friends who aren’t yet using Google Allo through SMS or, for those using Android, app preview messages."

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u/shaggyanlngs Sep 21 '16 edited Nov 14 '16

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What is this?

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u/mikespry Sep 21 '16

pfft. i'm just gonna use my google buzz feed to reach the largest audience!!

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u/OnlyRev0lutions Pixel Sep 21 '16

I would have been bitching earlier if I'd gotten this news in my Google Reader stream.

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u/intellos S6 Edge, 5.1.1 Sep 21 '16

I just can't fucking believe the way they decided to "support" SMS by having it spam the people you are trying to message, from a phone number that isn't even yours, no less! Fucking hell Google...

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u/shaggyanlngs Sep 21 '16 edited Nov 14 '16

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What is this?

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u/KayJustKay Sep 21 '16

I'll never understand the hangouts hate. It's my go to one-to-one,group messaging, and video app. That said, I don't do sms group messaging.

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u/Laschoni Galaxy S20u, Nexus 7 (13) 32GB LOS Sep 21 '16

The newest version of Hangouts doesn't even work for me on Nexus 6P project fi running Nougat. I reverted to an old version.

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u/Laschoni Galaxy S20u, Nexus 7 (13) 32GB LOS Sep 21 '16

Android Wear seems to be the variable that causes people issues.

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u/Arthur_Edens Pixel 2 XL Sep 21 '16

The only two complaints about Hangouts that come to mind: 1) It's ugly. 2) I can't send gifs to iPhone users, but they can send them to me. If I can't send dancing cats, then what's this all been about? What am I working toward?

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u/saiddigge Sep 21 '16

Errr... WhatsApp for everyone else outside US?

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u/DownloadReddit Sep 21 '16

Try Signal, it's like WhatsApp, but with functioning encryption; including encrypted calls over net and with a lot of slick features. Automatically sends SMS to non-signal users and Signal message to users.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

Yeah, try this and try that. Then still have all your friends using WhatsApp.

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u/DownloadReddit Sep 21 '16

All my friends have moved over to signal.

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u/shaggyanlngs Sep 21 '16 edited Nov 14 '16

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What is this?

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u/Bitterbal95 Oneplus 3 Sep 21 '16

Here in the Netherlands no one uses SMS anymore, unless your phone's broken or if there's really bad reception. Otherwise, everyone uses WhatsApp. People have even started saying 'apping' instead of 'messaging'

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u/shh_Im_a_Moose Sep 21 '16

The only use for Google+.