- Duo : here is an app in order to make video calls. I am ok to have a different icon on my launcher for this specific task. Especially since it comes with great perfs. I just miss a camera icon in places like the contacts app allowing to call the person with either Duo or another equivalent video call app (skype)
- Spaces : ok it is not going to work out but I can see this kind of semi public topical conversations as an usecase needing its own app.
- SMS Hangouts Allo -> this is where I have an issue. Anecdote : my mom calls SMS 'mails'. Casual users have a hard time following the different ways to send a text. And it is not their fault. all these apps serve the same purpose : send texts. I hope that some day we will have a single app in order to do it.
It seems that the only reason for hangouts still being around is because some of its feature like group video chats are needed for 'Google for Work' (or whatever it's official name is) .
Yep, it is a mess.
I don't mind seeing a company attack a problem from multiple angles, but for messaging that's a big issue.
- Duo : here is an app in order to make video calls. I am ok to have a different icon on my launcher for this specific task. Especially since it comes with great perfs. I just miss a camera icon in places like the contacts app allowing to call the person with either Duo or another equivalent video call app (skype)
- Spaces : ok it is not going to work out but I can see this kind of semi public topical conversations as an usecase needing its own app.
- SMS Hangouts Allo -> this is where I have an issue. Anecdote : my mom calls SMS 'mails'. Casual users have a hard time following the different ways to send a text. And it is not their fault. all these apps serve the same purpose : send texts. I hope that some day we will have a single app in order to do it.