Google's messaging mess continues: Chat app now wants to be the next WhatsApp
Google's messaging mess continues: Chat app now wants to be the next WhatsApp
Google now wants you to use its Hangout-replacing business collaboration Chat app to talk to friends and family, just like WhatsApp.
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I'm one of the morons who convinced my friends and family to switch to Allo. I'm gonna sit this one out.
26 0 ReplyMe and my ex thought Hangouts was going to be discontinued so we switched to Allo, and then back to Hangouts lmfao
10 0 ReplyAnd now they will never trust you to move to signal!
5 0 ReplyToo true haha, I have a few contacts on Signal and Telegram but I blew my shot and I can't blame the rest of my contacts for now wanting to switch again.
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This is also me. After Allo's demise, I moved everyone to WhatsApp. Aside from being a Mera product now, it was a good choice.
4 0 ReplyOuch, I'm so sorry. I had already been bitten by the Google graveyard then so I actively avoided allo.
4 0 ReplyHonestly, till date, the most amazing messaging app I have used. RIP!
2 0 ReplyI was trying to remember this sweet app that nobody used a decade ago
1 0 ReplyThat had to be rough.
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