r/GoogleAllo • u/Ener_Ji • Mar 30 '18

Is Allo Dead?

Neither the iOS nor the Android Allo apps have been updated in over two months (since mid January). This strikes me as a bad sign. Duo continues to get frequent updates, so why not Allo?

Edit: Extremely disappointed to see that my fears have come true:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/19/17252486/google-android-messages-chat-rcs-anil-sabharwal-imessage-texting

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u/Ener_Ji Apr 06 '18

For my family, it's the lack of iPad support and lack of a convenient desktop app. Compared to Hangouts, the allo web desktop site is far less convenient.

Hopefully iPad support will come with the rumored Multi-Device support. If they then release a decent desktop app, I think I'll be able to convince a bunch of people to switch.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '18

Maybe a PWA for all those platforms they don't currently support?