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Google's little-used Allo messenger will follow Hangouts into retirement

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:06:01 +0000

Google is expected to shutter its Allo messenger hot on the heels of news that Hangouts would be going away too. The company has been winding down Allo development during this year. Read more...

Google Hangouts will reportedly be going away in 2020

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:00:01 +0000

Google's messaging and video app, which has been inactive for a while, is set to be formally killed off sometime in 2020. The Hangouts brand will live on in Google's enterprise offerings. Read more...

Google's Allo gets a web app, but only for Android users

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:26:01 +0000

Google has made it possible for Chrome users to access the Allo web application. Google says that Allo for web will support more browsers in the future and it'll also be compatible with iOS. Read more...

Google's Allo web client release is a "few more weeks" away

Ehtisham Ul Haq Shams — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 01:44:01 +0000

Hangouts competitor, Google Allo, is going to receive a new web client allowing users to use the app on desktops but folks have to wait few more weeks before the client is released to the public. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Android flagships, Yahootastrophe, and Microsoft vs. cancer

Andy Weir — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:20:49 +0000

From hello, Allo and SKYP4LYF, to self-lacing sneakers, HP's ink indiscretion, Twitter takeover talk, Pro 3 problems, and crushing an iPhone, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

Google begins global rollout of its 'Allo' messaging app

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:28:01 +0000

Google showed off its new messaging app at Google I/O 2016. Today, it has announced that the app will start rolling out globally, and will be available for download on iOS and Android devices. Read more...

Google will make Hangouts better suited for business users going forward

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 06:44:01 +0000

Google rolled out its new video chat app Duo yesterday, and has now revealed that Hangouts will be increasingly focused towards business users going ahead, though it will still be available for all. Read more...

Google's Allo chat app comes under fire from Edward Snowden, but there's still hope

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 20 May 2016 10:58:01 +0000

Google's brand new Allo app has received heavy criticism for not including end-to-end encryption by default. But there's hope, as one engineer inside the company is still fighting for that feature. Read more...

Google announces two Hangouts competitors: Allo and Duo

Rich Woods — Wed, 18 May 2016 18:19:06 +0000

Google has announced two apps at its I/O developer conference today: a messaging app called Allo, and a video chat app called Duo. Both apps will be available for Android and iOS. Read more...