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.
“Νωρίτερα φέτος, σταματήσαμε να επενδύουμε στην Allo και φέραμε μερικά από τα πιο αγαπημένα χαρακτηριστικά της – όπως το Smart Reply, τα GIF και την support desktop – στην εφαρμογή Messages” δήλωσε ο Matt Klainer, VP of Consumer Communications Products της Google σε μια 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 mobile phone industry to upgrade SMS so that people from all over the world can more easily enjoy talks group, share high-resolution photos and receive proof of delivery on any Android device.
He added that more than 175 million people already use the Messages app on cell phones Android phones every month thanks to Google's partnerships with 40 mobile carriers and device manufacturers.
Klainer also announced plans for the company to allow users of the Hangouts chat program to add people outside of 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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