Google launches whatsApp like messaging app 'Allo'

Google has launched its latest mobile chat app, Allo, and with it Google Assistant – a chatbot that can be used in online conversations with friends. To counter the likes of Whatsapp and Hike Messenger, technology giant Google has launched its own version of a messaging app. Allo is the part of communication platform made in conjunction with Google Duo. Duo was releasedsome time back by the company, and it focused on video whereas Google Allo is focused on text communication along with sending media such as photos, audio messages, stickers and locations. Google Assistant is the next evolution of the search company’s efforts with Android’s Now on Tap, natural language search and voice assistant features.

The company says it will learn from your day-to-day activities and improve its suggestions, in the same way Google Now currently does within the Google search app on the iPhone and built-in to Android. Allo has features such as smart reply, options for sharing photos, emojis and stickers. Google Allo will also introduce users to Google Assistant, in a preview edition. "Now users no longer need to leave a conversation with friends just to grab an address, or share a YouTube video, or pick a dinner spot. Chat with your Assistant one-on-one in Google Allo to answer questions, or type @google to bring the Assistant into your chats with friends, whenever you need it," said the statement.