7 reasons to use Google Allo

By joshi on Saturday, September 24, 2016


Google launched its chat app Allo for Android and iOS users.

Apart from offering a few intriguing features,
1.Google Assistant:Allo comes with Google Assistant integration, incorporating the search functionality into the app.
2.Smart Reply:It suggests automatic replies to save a user’s time. It uses artificial intelligence to read text and replying patterns of users, and then comes up with relevant suggestions.
Initially suggestions may be simple and basic, but with usage it picks up users' idioms to offer quirky replies. So, whether you say ‘hahaha’ or ‘Lol’, the Smart Reply with adjust to your style of communication.
3.Incognito Mode:Privacy is one a major concern when it comes to digital communication.
Google has introduced an Incognito mode in Allo to address this concern.It’s based on the company’s open signal protocol and is designed to offer a seamless and secure chatting experience. If a user receives a message while in Incognito mode, its contents on the lockscreen are invisible, making it completely private and secure.
4.Image recognition:This can easily spot differences, for instance between a dog and a baby, and then suggest an apt response for the same.
5.Gmail account sync:This will further enable you to get all important updates. For example, if you have a flight to catch, then the app will notify you about the same in advance.
6.Set timer to auto delete messages:You can set a timer starting from 5 seconds, and once read the message gets deleted automatically.
7.Bigger font size:It has incorporated two slider buttons -‘Whisper’ and ‘Shout’. Users can increase or decrease the font size using these slider buttons.