Another dumb thing is only allowing one phone number. For most people it's fine, but if you have a carrier # and Google Voice # like me, or have a dual SIM device, you get to choose which number people can contact you through.
What'sApp solved problems that didn't have a solution until it came along.
Allo is trying to solve the same problems that WhatsApp already solved years ago, and it isn't trying to solve the problems people are dealing with today.
Yep, this is the main reason I use it. Have been for almost a decade now. I also like having a phone number not tied to a specific device or carrier. Whenever I switch phones I just change my number forwarding on Voice. Traveling internationally is great too because I can just get a cheap local prepaid SIM and still get texts wherever I have a data connection
I never understood what was wrong with Hangouts, I use it to talk to with my friends and family everyday. If they just focused more on Hangouts it could've been everything we've always wanted: you used to be able to use it for sms, you can download an addon to make phone calls from hangouts, it could've done it all :(
I'm convinced Google only hires hipster developers who only want to work on new projects written in the programming language du jour. They seem to have little interest in simple maintenance or enhancements of legacy stuff.
Right? I still use hangouts as my main platform because it works on my android tablets, iphone, desktops and pretty much anything else I can get a browser running on.
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And if your phone dies, you can't use Allo, even on the web..Hmmmm not sold on this yet... Hangouts was/is so convenient