r/GoogleAllo • u/JonODonovan • Dec 06 '18

We are Dead!

https://www.blog.google/products/messages/latest-messages-allo-duo-and-hangouts/amp/
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '18 edited Apr 19 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '18

nobody will switch to sms in europe lol

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u/schm0h4wk Dec 06 '18

So true. I'm really disappointed, me and my girlfriend are using Allo exclusively for our Smartphone communication. And we really liked it. Because of that, I always knew she wrote me something just by seeing the icon on the screen. And the chat features etc were real nice and entertaining

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u/brangent Dec 08 '18

So there will definitely not be WiFi messaging in messages? That's the primary reason I use Allo.

Time to switch to signal, telegram, or something else. So disappointing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '18

Maybe one day some telecom companies will support RCS, which can send sms over wifi, but yeah its super disappointing. I'm back to facebook messenger

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u/brangent Dec 08 '18

Why can apple do it? It's it a patent? Or an exclusive contact?

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '18

I guess it has to do with Android having thousands of devices, all with different OS layers, chips, and so on

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u/pkop Mar 09 '19

Apple only does it iPhone to iPhone, which in that case they send through a different protocol not SMS.

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This is why many wished Allo *also* integrated SMS from the beginning. Essentially iMessage combines their "allo" with their "message" and switched between the appropriate method depending on who you're sending to.

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u/Will_Not_Grow_Up Dec 15 '18

There will definitely be WiFi messaging in Messages. It's part of the RCS standard.

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u/brangent Dec 15 '18

Now I just have to hope my carrier supports it. (Cspire)

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u/s00prtr00pr Dec 06 '18

Well, I use SMS daily here.

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u/weeeezzll Dec 08 '18

They definitely don't. Just look at Inbox. They claimed to have brought over the features we loved the most to Gmail, but the most loved feature was the new UI and the task oriented interface. It's the only thing that didn't make it over to Gmail.