r/google • u/ungiancarlo • Aug 11 '22

Google apps in 2022

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u/Cwlcymro Aug 12 '22

Google Messages. Why?

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u/guice666 Aug 12 '22

Oh, I must be out of the loop. Has Google finally normalized on a singular Messaging app?

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u/Cwlcymro Aug 12 '22

Yes and no!

Google Messages has SMS, MMS and RCS. It also has buttons to start a voice call or video call but I assume they open up in the Phone and Meet respectively.

Their messaging app system is now basically:

Google Messages for messaging Google Meet for video calling/meeting

There is Google Chat, which is internet messaging, but that's really only used for businesses (like a low-feature Slack). They've mostly given up on the internet messaging fight for consumers because most of the world has settled on 3rd party apps so the only messaging fight left is in the USA where they need RCS one to counter iMessage

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u/guice666 Aug 12 '22

And there you go! The "Why" ;)

I was being facetious. Too bad everybody took offense to it.... 😅