Google has confirmed that it stops the Allo smart messaging application to focus more on Messages application.
The Allo app will continue to run until March 2019, and will give users the choice export their chat history to the Messages app.
"Earlier this year, we stopped investing in Allo and brought some of its most beloved features — like Smart Reply, GIFs, and desktop support — to the Messages app," said Matt Klainer, VP of Consumer Communications Google products in one Publication.
We learned a lot from Allo, and especially about incorporating machine learning features like using Google Assistant in messages," he added, noting that more machine learning capabilities will be built into Google Duo's video app.
According to Klainer, it's all part of Google's focus on "a simpler communication experience".
We want every Android device to have a great default messaging experience. We have worked closely with the industry mobile phones to upgrade SMS so people around the world can more easily enjoy group chats, share high-resolution photos and receive proof of delivery on any Android device.
He added that more than 175 millions of people are already using Messages on Android mobile phones every month thanks to Google's collaborations with 40 mobile providers and device manufacturers.
Klainer also announced the company's plans to allow users of the chat program Hangouts add people outside their organization to a conversation. For example customers, suppliers and partners.
"By refocusing on the Messages app, and the Consumer Duo, and the Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet for group chats, we're focusing on providing simpler and more integrated communication," he concluded.
Allo had been announced May of 2016, and Google began to deploy smart messaging service in September of the same year.
Allo was Google's first messaging app to feature suggested "smart" responses that learn over time from user behavior. It supported sending emojis, photos and sketches, as well as standard text messages to Android and iOS devices.
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