The new instant messaging app
Google Allo has amazing features like Smart Reply, Incognito mode, Shout/Whisper,
and Google Assistant AI bot. But it faces tough competition from the
Facebook-owned veteran WhatsApp. Can Google Allo take the place of WhatsApp?
Here are 5 reasons why Google Allo is better than WhatsApp.
1. The
Google Assistant
The reason why this app is like
having your own personal assistant is because it is one, albeit virtual of
course. Although Whatsapp has unique features of sending across a location,
file, picture, audio recording and so on- these are all saved files that are
being shared via the app, which makes communication so much closer. However,
where Allo differs is that you could be wondering about the travel time to a
certain place, or the best available flights to a certain destination or discounts
on hotels and all you have to do is type in @google followed your question or
order. Next thing you know, it will be providing you with all the details,
accompanied by a series of pictures wherever available.
2.Smart Reply
The smart
reply feature analyzes your conversations and then suggests reply texts accordingly. This comes handy when you don’t want to type much for instance while you’re
driving. Although, I won’t recommend you to do that. The smart reply feature
can also analyze images and make a reply suggestion about them.
Two
of my friends
had a chat by the smart reply suggestions only. The best part of the
conversation was that the smart reply feature started giving text suggestions
in Hinglish – a combination of the Hindi and English language used in India.
And they ended up having a chat which made sense.
3. Send Free
SMS
You can
message your friends who have a WhatsaApp account. But what if you want to
contact someone who doesn’t have the WhatsApp installed on their device. You
won’t be able to send the message. But you can do so in Google Allo. Your
contacts who don’t have the Allo app installed can receive texts as SMS. And it
will cost nothing to you or the recipient.
4. Incognito
Mode
News has
been floating around that Google will not be sticking to their earlier decision
of not keeping user conversation details on its servers permanently. Earlier,
Google said it would be beneficial to users’ privacy if the data is stored
temporarily. With Allo coming into existence, it seems Google doesn’t care
about the aforementioned privacy drama. Now, the company gives the reason that
the conversation would be used to fuel their Smart Reply feature and make it
more efficient and useful.
At least,
Google Allo has the advantage of the “Incognito Mode”. Using incognito mode in
Google Allo would disable Google from storing any of your messages on its
servers, in fact, reading them at all. Also, the messages would disappear from
the recipient’s device after the specified time limit.
5. Whisper/Shout,
Emoticons, and fresh Stickers
Google Allo
has got some amazing formatting features which you’ll love and one of them is
Whisper/Shout. Press and hold the send button to change the size of the text
and emoticons using the slider. The app also has some great emoticons and fresh
sticker sets out of the box. On the other hand, WhatsApp also has some cool
text formatting features which most people don’t know.
It’s good
that the Google Allo has some amazing features. But WhatsApp is more mature and
has an experience of six years. Allo will have to prove itself to a large
number of WhatsApp users who put up the question, Why should I leave WhatsApp?
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something to add, tell us in the comments below.
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