Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) has officially launched its new Google Allo messaging app.
Source: Alphabet, Inc.
Here are a few things to know about the Google Allo messaging app.
- The app is designed to keep conversations going even when a person is busy by letting users respond with just a single tap.
- Google Allo does this by suggesting responses from various different ones built into the app.
- The app will get better at understanding how a person responds over time and make suggestions based on this.
- The app is filled with a variety of different emoji and stickers.
- It can also be used to send pictures to friends.
- Users can customize pictures in the app by drawing on them.
- It can also suggest different responses for pictures that are sent by friends.
- Google Allo users can also adjust the size of text being sent by sliding the “Send” button up and down.
- The app also features a preview version of Google Assistant.
- Users can type “@google” to bring Google Assistant into chat.
- From here the virtual assistant can answer questions without the user having to stop messaging.
- There’s an Incognito mode that offers end-to-end encryption on messages, expiration times and more.
- The new messaging app also works with SMS messaging.
Google Allo is available on Android devices running version 4.1 and up. It can also be downloaded for Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running iOS 9.1 or later. These downloads are available via the Google Play Store and the App Store.
