Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

Post by what_a_disaster » Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

rdtsc wrote: post #69

Duo -- video calling, competitor to Skype? A "knock-knock" feature -- you see a preview of the caller before picking. Uses quic protocol, built by webrtc team, claims seamless transition when connections switch from wifi to cellular. Graceful degradation if network quality goes down. Allo -- video chat, e2e encryption and expiring messages. That looks good but unless someone else audits, I'll be suspicious. Android N…

Post by hengheng » Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:15 PM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #62

barnacs wrote: post #31

This is just sad. Yet another messaging app. This time with ads built right into your private conversations. And the crowd cheers :(

Wonder if WhatsApp had thought the same earlier. There's innovation possible in everything. Absolutely anything.

Post by unlinker » Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:16 PM UTC

what_a_disaster wrote: post #46

Why would I use this over FaceTime and iMessage?

Post by dsr_ » Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:23 PM UTC

rdtsc wrote: post #69

Duo -- video calling, competitor to Skype? A "knock-knock" feature -- you see a preview of the caller before picking. Uses quic protocol, built by webrtc team, claims seamless transition when connections switch from wifi to cellular. Graceful degradation if network quality goes down. Allo -- video chat, e2e encryption and expiring messages. That looks good but unless someone else audits, I'll be suspicious. Android N…

Post by teen » Wed, May 18, 2016, 6:25 PM UTC

sschueller wrote: post #39

sidcool wrote: post #17

New Communication apps: New Messaging app Allo. It can add emojis, whisper or shout and has smart replies like Inbox. It can also reply to images. And has the Google smart assistant.

This is so DOA, bots can do most if this already in existing messaging app. Not putting this in hangout is a death blow. I'm not installing another chat app.