Google unveils WhatsApp competitor

[JohanKruger]

Ah! Trying to overthrowing the establishment again? Google Plus lost the fight & now Allo, if this Allo uses too much data it has already lost to me too.

...wonder if Apple will jump on the bandwagon (iMassage is not the same)

 

[Vice]

The basic idea about all these is to send a message. I already have SMS, iMessage and Whatsapp to augment Voice Calls. I don't think I have storage on my phone for all these other Apps :wtf:

 

[backstreetboy]

They must have a wow factor to compete with WhatsApp, I did not go Wow yet...

Prolly cause it's not even out yet...

 

[Spliffcat]

Google farting at itself.

 

[Kevin11]

smells like hangouts :-(

Google unveils WhatsApp competitor

Google has unveiled a new messaging app which is set to compete against the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

Because what we all need is another messaging App. This smells like another hangouts disaster.

 

[Kloofvreter]

tiftfy

Works flawlessly for everything, except calling, which I won't use anyway.

What makes anything else so much better?

 

[kianm]

Let's see if it's real competition when it comes out

 

[Ockie]

Launched

https://googleblog.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/google-allo-smarter-messaging-app.html

 

[Ho3n3r]

https://googleblog.blogspot.co.za/2016/09/google-allo-smarter-messaging-app.html

Still on Preregister for me.

 

[Hamster]

Still on Preregister for me.

Same

 

[Devinity]

Google plus is a failed one yea, but not hangouts.

I use hangouts daily

Agreed

 

[Hamster]

/installs

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Facebok? Lol

 

[Ockie]

Google Allo hits 5 million downloads on Android in a week

http://www.gsmarena.com/google_allo...downloads_on_android_in_a_week-blog-20773.php

 

[SauRoNZA]

And as expected...nobody is using it.

 

[Hamster]

Yeah... and that sucks. To be honest I prefer Telegram (NO TOUCHING OCKIE!!! ) but everybody is still on whatsapp..so I have to use whatsapp.

 

[backstreetboy]

And as expected...nobody is using it.

I use the assistant daily...

 

[Hamster]

I use the assistant daily...

What does it offer you (that you use) that Google Now doesn't?

 

[backstreetboy]

What does it offer you (that you use) that Google Now doesn't?

Can get the latest weather, latest news, youtube videos, my mail, calendar entries all from the same app.

 

[calypso]

Assistant seems alot faster than google now. Its like Amazon Alexa fast.
I just wish there was an Allo web client. Feels so primitive texting on a phone.