Allo has arrived, Google's umpteenth attempt to take over the instant messaging market. However, it has a tough rival, WhatsApp. As always, when they launch a worthwhile instant messenger client, We have to look back and consider if this new launch could really become a WhatsApp Killer, a field where many were left behind, such as Line, Telegram and even Facebook Messenger. However, today we are going to highlight the news that Google Allo presents with respect to WhatsApp and we are going to consider whether or not it will be worth it to install this new application from the “Don´t Be Evil” team.
We start with the comparison, in it we are going to analyze some of the most determining points of the new messaging application, in which it surpasses WhatsApp or that the latter does not even have.
Google Allo is smart, quick answers
Google has wanted to go far with Allo, to such an extent that the maximum intention is to save time and interactions, Allo will learn from us and offer us answers and conversations according to our interests and our way of being. The application has a content detection system (messages, photographs, audio ...) that will interpret the same and offer us different predetermined answers so that we don't waste a single second.
This system is the one that gives meaning to the interest of Allo, however, many users will view with suspicion the fact that Google intercepts all the messages to offer us the corresponding help. However, it is something that Gmail already does automatically, therefore, we should not worry about privacy in that aspect, we could say that we have lost this war beforehand. WhatsApp does not have these functions at all, not even extensions, the only possibility to interact in this way in WhatsApp is to use smart keyboards like Swiftkey.
Integrates seamlessly with Google Assistant, WhatsApp with Siri
Google Allo works hand in hand with Google Assistant, the virtual assistant of the company that set up its first server with LEGO chips. In this way we can request the intervention of the Google assistant directly from the application or from any conversation. The closest thing available on iOS is Gboard. Nevertheless, Although it is not integrated in Android, in the case of iOS, WhatsApp has certain Siri functionsAlthough we cannot interact directly from the application, we can send and respond to messages directly from Apple's virtual assistant, which on the other hand, can be invoked at any time or situation. Instead, WhatsApp will not be able to perform these functions on Android, although soon Google will open the Google Assistant API for it.
The increasingly fashionable stickers and GIFs
They are implemented by Telegram, Facebook Messenger and even iMessages. Stickers are becoming more and more popular, many users find the Emoji bored or not enough. With the possibility of adding stickers, a wide range of responses opens in attention to the news, precisely that is the good thing about the stickers, that new packages are launched in attention to the fashions or the most famous characters of the moment.
On the other hand, GIFs (animated images) are also present in Google Allo. WhatsApp already allows the forwarding of the same in iOS, however, it is not implemented correctly, something that seems to arrive in several weeks. WhatsApp is definitely one step behind in terms of multimedia content.
Privacy? For every taste
The Google application has a «incognito mode»That will allow us to have supposedly secure conversations. However, it is not a determining point, since WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption. However, Allo has a security measure, it will be impossible to take screenshots of conversations in incognito, great right?
Conclusion
Google Allo is a more complete application than WhatsApp, we do not doubt it. But it is that Line, Telegram, Facebook Messenger and even in its day BBMessenger were. However, eThe bulk of users are used to the green messaging platform, WhatsApp has a huge number of faithful who will not use Google Allo except for catastrophe.