Google Allo was an instant messaging mobile app by Google for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems, with a web client available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera.
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11 Facts About Google Allo
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However, at launch, privacy was significantly rolled back, with Google Allo keeping logs of messages indefinitely in an effort to improve the app's "smart reply" feature.
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Anil Sabharwal, the new head of the communications group at Google Allo, stated that its employees would work primarily on its implementation of the carrier-based Rich Communication Services Universal Profile, under the branding "Chat".
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In December 2018, Google announced they would end support for Allo in March 2019.
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Google Allo was based on phone numbers, not by social media or email accounts.
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In November 2016, Google Allo introduced Smart Smiley, a feature that suggested emojis and stickers depending on the mood of the message.
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Later the same month, Fast Company reported that Google updated Allo to add cartoon stickers on selfie photos, powered by artificial intelligence technology capable of producing "563 quadrillion face" animations.
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PC Worlds Mark Hachman gave a favorable review of Google Allo's virtual assistant, saying that it was a "step up on Cortana and Siri".
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When Google Allo was first introduced, its developers talked about storing non-incognito messages only "transiently and in non-identifiable form".
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At launch, Google Allo revealed that they would instead store all non-incognito messages indefinitely in order to improve the built-in "smart reply" feature.
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Google Allo acknowledged the issue, and stated that it had been fixed.
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