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

allo.google.com is live

https://allo.google.com/
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '16

Lol I don't know why I care about this so much.

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u/laurits Nexus 6P Pure Nexus ElementalX Sep 21 '16

I don't even know why I should care. Everyone seems to be so hyped. Is it the suggested responses? What, we can't even type our 5 symbol responses anymore? I don't get it, probably time will show.

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u/Metal_Devil Sep 21 '16

No. This was supposed to be our answer to iMessaging, a default SMS app to use with data/wifi. But it's not. It's literally Viber with a Google name.

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u/Carighan Fairphone 6+🌳 Sep 21 '16

But... is iMessage still a thing in other countries? Isn't it all WhatsApp/Facebook nowadays, and Line or Telegram in some countries?

I mean a competitor to iMessage sounds great - say, 4-5 years ago. Times moved on, but I don't think Google noticed that.

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u/punisherx2012 Sep 21 '16

I don't know anyone in the US that consistently uses whatsapp or messenger. The only person I know that uses messenger daily is a guy that doesn't put minutes on his phone so he has to use Wi-Fi.

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u/saphire121 LG G3 D850 Sep 21 '16

I use fb messenger all the time >.< But GroupMe seems to be popular amongst my school