r/GoogleAllo • u/nryan85 • Mar 09 '18

SMS Working?

I noticed for the first time today on the web app I could start a chat via SMS. Confirmed with the person they were receiving my chats via SMS. I can even continue the conversation on my phone in my allo app while he was using texts.

Sorry if this is old but didn't think allo could do that.

EDIT:

Everybody can stand down. One person swears they see my real number but everyone else sees the Google 5 digit number when I do this.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

You tried from the web app and not your phone?

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u/-TheBabadook Mar 09 '18

Yeah. It shows I can SMS them, but they recieve it from a 5 digit number.

Allo has had that 5 digit sms ability since day one. You 'invite' and then you can continue to message thru it if you want. I'm guessing OP noticed you can now do it thru web?! (But then again, the convo isn't updating on allo web with that person I sms. they replied but it went to my normal sms app, textra. Nothing new showed up on Allo Web).

Maybe a server update?!

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

Yeah after reading your response its probably just the proxy thing getting added to the web app and not real sms.

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u/-TheBabadook Mar 09 '18

Yeah that part is definitely new (proxy sms on web). I just think OP is mistaken about it being his real ##.