Google Allo

                         
Introducing Google Allo, a smart messaging app that helps you say more and do more. Express yourself better with stickers, doodles, and HUGE emojis & text. Allo also brings you the Google Assistant, preview edition.

Respond without typing, in your style.

Smart Reply lets you keep the conversation moving with a single tap by suggesting text and emoji responses based on your personality. For example, it learns if you're more of a “haha” or “lol” person so the more you use Google Allo, the more “you” the suggestions become.

Shout, or whisper it, to get your point across.

Add more meaning to your words by adjusting the size of your text. When you need more than ALL CAPS to get your point across, simply slide up to shout, and down to whisper.

 

Turn any photo into a work of art.

Get creative with the photos you send by doodling on them or adding text. Draw a smiley face, turn your friends into memes, and mix in some color.

Say it all with the perfect sticker.

Stickers in Google Allo are designed by independent artists and studios from around the world. From Drama Llama to Food Party, add some fun to the conversation when words aren't enough.
 

 

Get help from your Google Assistant without leaving the conversation.

Your Assistant can suggest restaurants nearby or movies to check out, right in your conversation. Find videos to share, get directions, and seek answers together with your friends. Just add @google, and your Assistant is ready to help.

Chat one-on-one with your Google Assistant, whenever you need it.

Get the latest scores from the game. Find out how far you are from the airport, and when your flight leaves. You decide what to share with your Assistant, and the more you use it, the more useful it gets

Say it privately in Incognito mode.

Start an incognito chat to send a message with end-to-end encryption. Incognito mode also comes with expiring chats so you can control how long your messages stick around and private notifications to help keep your chats more discreet.

Chat in private with Incognito mode

By chatting in Incognito mode, you can have a more private and secure conversation with another person in Google Allo

Start a chat in Incognito mode

1. Open Allo.
2. Tap New Chat Start incognito chat .
3. From the Contacts list, tap the person's name you want to start a chat with. You can also search for the person's name or number.

What happens in Incognito mode

• You won't be able to preview your message in the Allo conversation list. You'll just see that you or the other person "sent a message."
• Notifications won't display who sent the message or its content. If you want to turn off notifications entirely, go to Menu  Settings  Notifications.
• Your chats are end-to-end encrypted and can only be seen by you and the person you're chatting with. Google can't read any of your messages, so you won't see any Smart Reply or Google Assistant features.
• When you receive a sticker from a sticker pack that you don’t have, Allo will download it securely from Google’s servers, but without using end-to-end encryption.

Set messages to expire

In incognito mode, you can set the messages to disappear after a period of time. The default period is 1 hour, but you can change it.

1. Open Allo.
2. Tap New Chat Start incognito chat .
3. In the top right corner, tap the timer.
4. You can choose to never expire your messages. Or choose after how long you want your messages to disappear: Never, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week.
   • For the sender: The timer starts when the message is sent.
   • For the receiver: The timer starts when the message is read.

Within the same chat, you and the recipient share the same timer setting. But you can set a different timer each time you start a new chat.
Important: Allo users who receive your messages can use other ways to save them, like taking a screenshot or by taking a photo.

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