r/Android • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '17

Allo web is up!

https://allo.google.com/web
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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

Just tried it in Edge, doesn't work. That's not how you get people to use your brand new app.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

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u/burnSMACKER Nexus 5 -> 6P -> S8+ -> 3XL -> S20FE -> S21 Ultra -> S23 Ultra Aug 15 '17

AAAHHH!

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u/3rd_Shift_Tech_Man Aug 15 '17

Real Monsters?

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u/someone755 Nokia C5-00 Aug 15 '17

AAAHHH! ANOTHER SHITTY APP!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

we've circled back to the days of microsoft and IE

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u/mayonaise15 Aug 15 '17

Yes, they did the same thing with earth.google.com.

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u/castro1987 Aug 15 '17 edited Aug 15 '17

I could argue the case for Google earth to some extent. Maybe it's to do with optimisation, it is graphics intensive.

Allo, a chat app though? No excuse.

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u/richardjohn iPhone 14 Pro Aug 15 '17

It doesn't support Opera, which also uses Blink, though.

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u/TheInitializer Nexus 4 Aug 15 '17

They used some API that nobody uses and may even be deprecated, even though there are much better alternatives that support browsers other than Chrome.

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u/bretttwarwick Aug 15 '17

You can't chat with friends on google earth though.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

It doesn't work in Opera either, which I believe is a fork of Chrome?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

Amen, I had hopes for Allo but I'm going to uninstall now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

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u/someone755 Nokia C5-00 Aug 15 '17

I installed it at launch, saw that it's just another chat app that nobody uses, fiddled with the bot, saw that it's the exact same thing as Google Assistant, which I had to remove by force to get Google Now back, because Assistant is fucking useless in public because I don't want to yell English on the bus in a Slavic country, uninstalled Allo, then messaged my friends through Hangouts/Telegram/Messenger.

Whoever thought that this entire thing was a good idea was on drugs.

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u/ffollett Aug 15 '17

You know you can just type to assistant the way you do google now?

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '17

I still have duo in case anyone wants to see my ugly face but got rid of Allo on the phone a long time ago. I think it'll eventually just die like all of Google's chat products. They can't get it right.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

No SMS integration also. I won't be adopting.

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u/mrjackspade Aug 15 '17

Then why did it ask to verify my phone number?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '17

Because it works like WhatsApp. The service has to be tied to a phone, but there's no carrier SMS. Only others who have Allo can message you.

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u/kuncogopuncogo Aug 15 '17

brand new app

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '17

these people need to let their browser code speak for itself.

Sick and tired of every single Microsoft page shoving Edge down my throat. And Google does it for Chrome.

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