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Allo and Hangouts don't share the same identifier (email/phone number). I believe that merging or converting is therefore probably impossible.
by fwn 10y ago
Allo and Hangouts don't share the same identifier (email/phone number). I believe that merging or converting is therefore probably impossible.
- Jtsummers 10y agoMerging is probably difficult, but not impossible. No reason that Hangouts couldn't authenticate against your phone number and link the accounts that way, or Allo could add an (optional) google login to link it from the other direction.
- fl0wenol 10y agoThere's also the issue of there being no option for non-cellular devices to participate in Allo/Duo which limits their utility compared to traditional Hangouts; they're promising a web client but it's all TBD. I'm aggravated about it.