14 DAY TRIAL // Google released its chat application Allo on September 20, which has since received mixed reviews. While the app did have some interesting and useful features, it seems that Google decided to compromise on previously announced security features, which didn't bode well with some Android consumers.
Nevertheless, the application is gaining popularity quite fast, as it has just passed the 5 million downloads mark in the Google Play Store.
This is encouraging news for the application, but Allo still has a long way to go until it can truly compete against Facebook's Messenger, which has over 800 million active users, and WhatsApp, with 1 billion users. But given time, it might.
Just four days ago, Google's Allo surpassed the 1 million downloads milestone and ranked first in the Google Play store over the weekend. Google's other recently announced app, Duo, had a similar evolution upon launch.
The application recently passed the 10 million downloads mark, but its adoption rate seems to have slowed down, and currently ranks at number 85 in the free charts. Duo also has a higher rating of 4.4 stars compared to Allo's 4.2.
Google's Allo comes with Google Assistant integration, which allows for smart replies. The app provides suggestions of replies based on previous conversations.
This means that messages are stored for improving the feature. It also comes with incognito mode with end-to-end encryption and private notifications.
