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Duo is a mobile only video/voice chat app that uses a experimental transport protocol. Allo is a text chat app with lots of options for stickers and end-to-end

by rident 9y ago

Duo is a mobile only video/voice chat app that uses a experimental transport protocol. Allo is a text chat app with lots of options for stickers and end-to-end encryption disabled by default. I don't have a strong need for either of these apps.

pasbesoin 9y ago
Well, my Motorola G5+, purchased in August and on 7.0, came with an icon for Duo prominently displayed. Hangouts not installed by default. (Nor Allo, I now see.) So, Hangouts is not facing some declared or expected EOL, at this point?
- rident 9y ago
  It's already marked as "classic" in the help section for Meet. > If you use hangouts.google.com for video calls, or need help on chat, visit the classic Hangouts Help Center.
- Shoothe 9y ago
  I can confirm. New Android phones ship with Duo and no Hangouts.
analogic 9y ago
Was so excited when they finally added a video call option that wasn't a conceptual travesty so that we could finally have a cross-platform facetime alternative, unfortunately video always cut out and audio was inaudible, and still, despite being phone number based, won't let me call a number if I haven't added them as a contact. Oh well, back to, "let me go grab my iPad so we can facetime." I tried to like it, I really did.