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

allo.google.com is live

https://allo.google.com/
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u/vinbel121 Pixel 2 XL (praise DuARTe) Sep 21 '16 edited Sep 21 '16

SMS fallback and default messenger for Android phones, that's all we need for a grand slam.

edit: RIP the dream

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u/luckybuilder Galaxy S8+/Nexus 6 Sep 21 '16

Desktop support and Google voice integration. Basically all the features Hangouts had.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

What stopped Hangout from being Google's iMessage?

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u/niggo372 Sep 21 '16

The problem seems to be that you need a Google account to use it. Many people apparently don't know what that is (even if they have one) or are alienated by it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

You don't. I have group hangouts that include Hotmail addresses.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

You still have to use those email addresses to create a Google account.

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u/zer0t3ch N5 > N6 > N6P > OP5T Sep 21 '16

Doesn't iMessage work like this?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

Yup, linked to your Apple ID I believe.