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There was a point where Google had a good quality alternative to iMessage. Hangouts was popular and had features comparable to iMessage. Google also allowed set
by ndiddy 2y ago
There was a point where Google had a good quality alternative to iMessage. Hangouts was popular and had features comparable to iMessage. Google also allowed setting Hangouts as the default SMS app so you could have mixed Hangouts and SMS conversations, just like in iMessage. Unfortunately, they then killed the SMS functionality after a few years and decided to convert Hangouts into an enterprise communication app.
- ravetcofx 2y agoEveryone I knew was on Hangouts pretty much. I don't know how or why Google squandered that opportunity. They split it out into Alo and Duo, and Duo became pretty popular but no one touched Alo. Then they switched Duo to Google Meet and lost many people again. Now most people I know just use Facebook Messenger for WhatsApp for personal video calls