Google Allo Smart Messaging App with integrated Google Assistant

At the event Google IO 2016, Google has made ​​a surprise announcement of Allo – a smart messaging app. The Allo also featuring the inbuilt Google Assistant to provide maximum utility to the user. However, the Google Allo is not a substitute for Hangouts, it was entirely new developed app and will be available on Android and iOS. Allo
We will sign in with our phone number and connect to the Google Account to use Allo. Allo has a similar interface as other Text Messaging Apps that comes with familiar elements such as messages sent / received alerts, support emoji and stickers similar to other Messenger. However, Allo also has a few differences, such as when you send an image, it will display full-screen image and selected photo to send, you can draw, take notes on the screen with integrated editing tool.

Technical Director of the Development Division of Google’s communications products – Erik Kay stressed that Google Allo was created to help you express your feelings while texting with friends. Therefore, Allo has a pretty good feature called WhisperShout – when you compose a message or emoji, before pressing send, you can press and hold this button to display a custom size bar of a message or emoji. By adjusting the sent message size, the recipient will be able to feel your feelings through text messages. There were a lot of messaging apps available on the market, Google will be hard to convince users abandon old applications and switch to Allo if it has not something special. At this point, Google is betting on Google Assistant and this is also the factor that Allo called “smart messaging applications.”Google Allo
First, Google Allo integrated new feedback feature called Smart Reply similar to the Inbox application. So you can respond to those messages without having to write the copy. It uses artificial intelligence to read your texting patterns and then pops suggestions accordingly. For example, it gathers over time whether you are a ‘Hey’ or a ‘Hello’ person, and suggests replies on top of the text bar. It also reads the images that are sent on the app, and suggests replies to that as well.

Additionally, Allo exploit the power of Google Assistant, allowing you to search and query right in the chat window. You can chat with Google Assistant or create a group of friends to chat with Google Assistant. This way, you do not need to leave the chat application to switch to browser to search the content. It brings in tools like Maps, YouTube, and even Translate. The chat app has other unique features like the ability to increase the size of the text and even write on pictures before sending them on Allo.

In addition, the privacy factor is also emphasized to Google Allo. Google added Incognito mode similar to surf anonymously on Chrome browser. In this mode, the user can get end-to-end encryption and discreet notifications and after exiting the chat session, the contents will be deleted.

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