Google Allo - Smart messaging app that helps you say more and do more.

I've been a WhatsApp user for a while and this product went on to show me what else a messaging app 'should' be able to do. As the Google assist evolves, things are only going to get more intuitive. The adoption rate is beautiful (I've been able to identify my early adopter friends, always useful when it comes to marketing :) ). I am keen to see how marketers plan to use the tool, being one myself, I welcome the ease with which I can talk to users and the flexibility of information. Google, if you're listening, if the bot could be used in a fully integrated way, during the course of an inbound funnel, that would really be a game changer. Just a thought :)

#Allo looks great! Integrated Google Assistant is fantastic. I'd love to see a web client for Allo perhaps a chrome app or extension for when I'm on my Chromebook or desktop computer.

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@mchang I think it won't be able to replace whatsapp in india. nice UI/UX Google allo

There are so many chat apps, do we really need another one? I'm finding it difficult to keep switching apps for chats.

I don't know why should I switch from my current messaging apps ( whatssapp & Telegram) to Allo. The assistant part was funny, but still when I want to check the weather, I prefer to open my weather app with just 1 tap and see detailed forecast, instead of multiple taps needed(you call it typing) to ask Allo about the weather

Google has a great product here built out of a philosophy that is a total winner IMO. They are dragging their feet in the most inexplicable fashion, and doing nothing to funnel Hangouts users into it and rolling out an equally good desktop experience to complete the client field that anyone needs to be a serious contender. I hope they pull their heads out of...you know where, but their track record in real-time communications has me thinking they'll squander this opportunity like all those before.

Pros:

Successfully automates and simplifies almost every typical messaging behavior from quick replies to snapping pics/video

Cons:

Yet another entrant into a ridiculously fragmented and chaotic space. Not many others are using it, but I chat more with those who do.

Hope it will be integrated into Gmail instead of hangouts

We don't need another Whatsapp. If you want to deliver a service good enough to beat it, you will need more than an assistant and a redesign. We need a desktop/web app that, at least, works like Telegram. Don't want it to drain our battery just like Whatsapp does when pairing to use on the PC. This will not las longer than 3 years.

Pros:

None

Cons:

No decent desktop/webapp

This app and the web version will make you sick. Very sick.

Hate that whisper - shout thing. What is that!

Images in chat take up the whole screen. Thats just bad real estate.

...google assistant is not just creepy but useless here.

The whole app just feels like its half-baked.

Pros:

When you search for it in the store, you will find it. No seriously there is nothing good about this app other than that.

Cons:

...and Google jumped ship after a year, leaving the users to dream of yet another chatapp to be released.