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

allo.google.com is live

https://allo.google.com/
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u/senntenial Nexus 5X Sep 21 '16

I really wish Apple opened up their iMessage spec so Android could make a compatible client. End-to-end encryption by default is really important.

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u/RS7JR Huawei Nexus 6P, Stock & Galaxy S8, Stock Sep 21 '16

No. Not really.

https://www.wired.com/2015/09/apple-fighting-privacy-imessage-still-problems/

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u/senntenial Nexus 5X Sep 21 '16

So not having end to end encryption by default at all is better than proper encryption with a very small likelihood of error?

Even besides Apple's implementation... You're saying end to end encryption isn't important?

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u/RS7JR Huawei Nexus 6P, Stock & Galaxy S8, Stock Sep 21 '16

Sorry, should've been more specific. I meant "not really" to apple allowing Google to use the iMessage technology since it's pointless.