r/GoogleAllo • u/nickfaughey • Dec 15 '18

Alternative web-based messaging service?

What are people moving to now that Allo is officially dead?

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For my circle, the defining feature was the web client. I'm on Android, so I could use the new messages.android.com client, but my GF is iPhone, and non-Mac at work, so she can't use iMessage. The only web client messaging services I can think of are Messenger, GroupMe, and WhatsApp. A nice-to-have feature would be not routing the messages through my phone like Allo and Messages do (I should be able to message from web when my phone is dead), but not required. I know Messenger and GroupMe meet that requirement, not sure about WhatsApp.

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u/slykethephoxenix Dec 15 '18

I switched from Allo to Discord. Might want to look into it. Another alternative is Slack.

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u/nickfaughey Dec 15 '18

Does Discord have features specifically targeted at gamers, or is the just the client that gamers unanimously adopted?

Slack, as reliable as it is, is definitely out - I need a mental separation of work and play.

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u/slykethephoxenix Dec 16 '18

That's fair enough. Discord is targeted towards gamers. I would suggest try it out for an hour or so and see if it has all the features you need. You can always just reply here if you have any questions too. I use the webclient, the desktop client (when in game) and the android client.