Allo - Google's smart messaging app - starts rolling out

21 September, 2016
Just a couple of days after there were rumors that Google Allo will be released sometime this week, the smart messaging app has started rolling out - it's at-least available to install for Android users in India.

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  • Anonymous
  • KZ8
  • 21 Sep 2016

And this is supposed to compete with iMessage, WhatsApp, amd FB Messenger? Pathetic.

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    • AnonD-49793
    • YMt
    • 21 Sep 2016

    I installed it but can't get past the app permissions screen. It says Screen Overlay detected and to disable that. But donno how to. Using a Nexus 5. Can anyone help?! Thanks.

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      • Anonymous
      • xj5
      • 21 Sep 2016

      Yeah that's what we need another messaging app as if there's not enough already

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        • AnonD-519396
        • spa
        • 21 Sep 2016

        *cough* TunnelBear *cough*

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          • YTE
          • 21 Sep 2016

          has sms support as well?

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            • Anonymous
            • IWQ
            • 21 Sep 2016

            Anonymous, 21 Sep 2016Pffft! There's Whatsapp and other superior services. Why wo... moreWhatsapp is not superior, that's their success. How many people actually know it doesn't offer end to end encryption before. It was easy to use when it was simple as an alternative to SMS and it was also released at a good timing. If it's release now i dun think it would have such an impact and FB wouldn't pay that much for it, they paid for the database cos user data is a gold mine.

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              • fab
              • FuZ
              • 21 Sep 2016

              i'll try it as well obviously, but have a look at "wire" - from switzerland. very secure (as far as it's being advertised) and it really includes basically everything - chat, call, video and file sending etc. there's nothing left out. The UI is something that someone needs to get used to, but hey, who can't :-)

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                • Anomaly
                • GQY
                • 21 Sep 2016

                Anonymous, 21 Sep 2016Pffft! There's Whatsapp and other superior services. Why wo... moreuse it before pfft'in.. its far superior than whatsapp and evn imessage 10

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                  • SamX
                  • th6
                  • 21 Sep 2016

                  why dont they just make an app that has the same fuction with imessage, so that it can directly compete with apple

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pv@
                    • 21 Sep 2016

                    Pffft! There's Whatsapp and other superior services. Why would anyone even use a Google messaging app?

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                      • AnonD-416754
                      • rAf
                      • 21 Sep 2016

                      I just installed it on my galaxy s3 neo in india

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                        • Bala
                        • rKp
                        • 21 Sep 2016

                        Installing right now :)

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                          • AnonD-442781
                          • H5N
                          • 21 Sep 2016

                          Doesn't support SMS.

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