A timeline of Google's long list of mostly-defunct messaging apps and services, starting in 2004 with Gmail and progressing to Google Talk, Hangouts, and Allo
the company's latest shot at revamping its messaging strategy into a cohesive whole. So I tried to break down the past 15 years of what Google's tried to make some sense out of it all. https://twitter...
Google says it will stop working on Allo and instead focus on Messages; Allo will stop working March 2019
Google has officially announced that it's shutting down Allo, ending the run of yet another failed Google chat app experiment. The news isn't entirely unsurprising …
Google Allo arrives on the web via Chrome and currently only pairs with Android phones
Google's consumer-facing chat application Allo, a successor of sorts to Gchat, is today available on the web for desktop users. The service, which lets you chat with friends while taking advantage …
Google releases Allo 11, adds group QR codes; APK “teardown” shows Google Assistant settings and Duo calls within Allo
For several months, Google has been preparing selfie-generated stickers in Allo. We gave you an exclusive preview of that feature about a week ago.
Google updates Allo with new image-recognition tool that maps facial features then generates 22 custom emojis
According to Google, the tool could generate 563 quadrillion faces. — Machine learning and artificial intelligence have, for a couple years, been hailed as the death knell …
Google is working on a new social app for small groups to edit photos together
While Google continues to add more features to its two social communication apps Allo and Duo, TechCrunch has learned that it has quietly been working on least one more social app.
Google updates Allo with file sharing, Photos with low connectivity features, and Duo with audio calling, rolling out first to users in Brazil
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Google updates Allo with GIF sharing, animated emoji, and one tap to reach Assistant
Google has updated its smart messaging app Allo with three new features. The new version is rolling out worldwide for Android today and is coming to iOS “soon” — you can grab it from Google Play and ...
AOL launches Alto, an email app that shows relevant information like boarding passes, reservation numbers, more in a card-based dashboard, on iOS and Android
Aggregates multiple mail services. Tweets: @chrismessina : How many times will AOL relaunch Alto? Seriously. http://www.fastcompany.com/... Jan Dawson / @jandawson : So now we have a messaging app fro...
Leaked document: Apple records some metadata related to whom you're trying to contact on iMessage, including your IP address, and stores it for 30 days
and May Share Them With Police”, goes with “it's just metadata” defense http://theintercept.com/... Eva / @evacide : Apple stores your iMessage contacts and may share them in response to a court order...