In addition to the usual messaging services, Google
Allo adds a few nifty features that make it a standout among the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram and even Facebook Messenger, just to name but a few.
Google
Allo adds the Smart Reply feature where users can pick from predefined messages to quickly respond to messages on the app.
You will get the likes of emojis, stickers, and others on many chat apps, but Google
Allo adds things like the ability to send smaller and larger versions of text messages, scribble on images as well as share customized stickers.
Google
Allo adds spice to this feature by enabling the ability to set a timer of when the sent message will exist before it is deleted.
Not exact matches
But here is the thing now that it's finally out: With so many Google - made messaging apps, including Hangouts, Voice, Duo and recently
added YouTube chat, do people really care about
Allo?
Version 2.9 last month hinted that Android Messages would
add an
Allo - like web app to allow for viewing messages and replying from something other than your phone.
Whatever the problem is, it could have implications beyond
Allo, as Google
adds bots in other chat settings.
I just checked now and well, it seems that Google
added support for Duo, but not
Allo.
Like some of the other features Google has
added to
Allo since its debut, this will either be something you really enjoy or something that you'll not be interested in at all.
We've seen the
Allo team
adding a ton of new features here and there, but the latest change lets you search for memes online and embed them into a chat.
While a lot has already been said about these two phones, including the fact that they will come preinstalled with Android 7.1 Nougat as well as
add support for Google's Daydream VR (Pixel XL) alongside packing the same hardware specs under the hood, it is also emerging that the phones could feature Google
Allo right out of the box.
I don't think that's
Allo's most exciting feature, but it does allow you to
add a bit more personality to your chats.
Allo already lets you message through SMS with non-
Allo Android users and even chat via app preview messages through notifications, so just
add Messenger's RCS functionality, and you're good to go.
Allo also
adds in the ability to whisper or yell in your messages, achieved by dragging a slider to get larger or smaller text.
However,
Allo gets the intelligent Google Assistant, which
adds some «supernatural» abilities to the app.
This new notification style will also give developers the option to
add quick replies, similar to the system currently seen in Google
Allo and the reply bot in Google's Reply app.
Allo supports group chats too; as with other messaging tools, you can name your group and
add an avatar to help identify it easily in your conversation list.
Google has
added Smart Reply functionality from services like Inbox and
Allo to the Android Wear OS itself.
This simply doesn't
add up, but for sure, what makes sense is that making Google
Allo the default messaging app on Android is a long shot for the search engine giant, which can only be achieved after a long time.
The Google I / O 2016 gave birth to two more messaging apps from Google —
Allo and Duo — to
add to the several apps it already offers in this field, which are led by Google Hangouts.
The feature which was first introduced two years ago in the email client - and subsequently
added to its iOS and Android apps - has since then made its way to
Allo, the Google alternative to Whatsapp and Skype.
Apple also
added new features previously seen in Google's new
Allo app.
With this in mind,
Allo will let you
add everyone to the platform as long as you have their contacts in your phonebook.
It gets even better for Google
Allo as it
adds the ability to determine the time a message lasts, be it five seconds or even one week.
Google also
added support for Brazilian Portuguese and Hindi in Google Assistant and Smart Reply in
Allo.
However, there is probably a good reason the search engine giant has decided to
add Google
Allo and Google Duo to the list.
The fact that Google hasn't done away with Hangouts and Messenger and it has also
added another alongside Google
Allo could mean the company is not yet decided on which app to fully direct its efforts.
Google
added a feature known as Ink to
Allo.
Furthermore, Google's aversion to
adding SMS integration to
Allo means Hangouts users that rely on that feature are even less likely to want to make the shift voluntarily.