A month after releasing the one-to-one video calling app Duo, Today Google has launched its much-anticipated smart messaging app Allo. Surprisingly Google begins the rollout from India. Same as Duo, Allo is also linked to your mobile number. Your Google account access is needed for Google Assistant.
You can disable it from settings. The major highlight of this app is ‘Smart Reply’, where you don’t need to type a word. Smart reply suggests responses to texts and images you received. The major disadvantage is that you cannot back up chats. Google might provide this feature in upcoming updates.
Note: You cannot use Allo with the same number on two different devices else you will lose all your chat logs.
Google Allo Highlights
- Smart Reply – Suggest responses to texts and images
- Ink – Draw or add text to images
- Stickers and Emojis – Reply using stickers designed by independent artists
- Shout or Whisper – Make text bigger or smaller with a swipe
- Google Assistant – Find restaurants nearby, share videos, play games, get directions, seek answers etc., all from within your conversation with your friends.
- Incognito mode – End to End encrypted messages.
- Group Chats
- Voice Messages
