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[0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgf... [1] https://gist.github.com/ryan-allen/fd45c6f7396fffe28b6b3b517...
Google should open up their protocols, or use open ones. It's quite sad that Google of the past (which supported XMPP) is gone.
I'm surprised Google Duo hasn't become more popular. It's a great cross-platform video chat app. I especially like the feature where you can see the other party before you answer their call. I have taken calls because of that feature that I otherwise wouldn't have. It's better than FaceTime because it works on Android. It's better than Skype and Google Hangouts because your cellphone number is your identity; you don'…
Perhaps it doesn't have the features of Hangouts while it does have the requirement that you install another app and the stigma of it being a Google product (i.e. they collect all your info). Also lacks messaging capabilities.
It can only be used for very short 1 on 1 phone calls since I can't imagine video chatting for a long time from a phone. Also it can't be used with a desktop.
Otherwise, Skype and Hangouts are way better plus any decent WebRTC P2P chat like www.appear.in
I'm surprised Google Duo hasn't become more popular. It's a great cross-platform video chat app. I especially like the feature where you can see the other party before you answer their call. I have taken calls because of that feature that I otherwise wouldn't have. It's better than FaceTime because it works on Android. It's better than Skype and Google Hangouts because your cellphone number is your identity; you don'…
How did Google get Apple to approve this app for the App Store? It has fallback to SMS functionality[1], but SMS apps are rejected from the Apple App store [2]. [1] https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/google-allo-smarter-... [2] https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
Which guideline are you thinking of? My search for "SMS" only found two unrelated guidelines:
> 1.1.6 False information and features, including inaccurate device data or trick/joke functionality, such as fake location trackers. Stating that the app is “for entertainment purposes” won’t overcome this guideline. Apps that enable anonymous or prank phone calls or SMS/MMS messaging will be rejected.
> 3.2.2 (iv) Collecting funds within the app for charities and fundraisers. Apps that seek to raise money for such causes must be free on the App Store and may only collect funds outside of the app, such as via Safari or SMS.
How did Google get Apple to approve this app for the App Store? It has fallback to SMS functionality[1], but SMS apps are rejected from the Apple App store [2]. [1] https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/google-allo-smarter-... [2] https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
Respond to a message without downloading Allo When you receive a message from an Allo user, you have a few options:
Reply with a text message to continue chatting with the Allo user. To stop receiving messages from Allo users, text "STOP."
I wonder how many users will come to depend on it before they shut it down.
They're making a reentry into a very populated space. Facebook messenger, whatsapp, Skype, iMessage... why would you risk the scenario where someone finds this blog post in a newsfeed, looks at the app, finds it unavailable, and never returns?
It just doesn't make any sense to me. Clearly they're going to launch sometime in the next 12 hours. So the infrastructure is all in place and the final builds are made. Why not wait on the press release until it's actually available?
This has SMS fallback! https://support.google.com/allo/answer/6376011
[edit] Not from personal number it seems : http://www.reddit.com/r/projectfi/comments/53rhk8/_/