Done so much Google chat application can succeed? -Google, Allo,Duo,Hangouts-IT information

May 20 morning Beijing time news 2016 I/O Developers Conference, Google released the Allo and Duo two chat apps, as had before the Hangouts and Messenger, so Google is equivalent to 1 time the company expanded the number of chat application.

For now at least, Google plans to keep all of the products, is not ready to give up, or merge any of them. Following is a Google for the product characteristics of the explanations given in paragraph 4:

--Allo is a chat application based on mobile number, can only be used on a mobile device, integrating Google's machine learning, natural language processing and artificial intelligence. Google wants to use it to test the limits of a mobile chat application.

--Duo is a one-to-one video chat application can only be used on a mobile device, thanks to WebRTC technology, it's fast. The industry believes that, this product has a low drop rate, and can even support switch between Wi-Fi and cellular networks.

--Hangouts has been 3 years since its launch, has accumulated a lot of features, including support for text messaging and video calls. Its main selling point is to support desktop and cross-platform communication between mobile devices.

--Messegner is a carrier of the Google SMS service, is the Android phone bid SMS apps. The firm promoting RCS technology, so that Android phones can provide group chat, IP telephony, and file-sharing functions.

Please do not forget, Allo, and Duo has not yet officially launched, they will be on sale this summer. These are Google's the same Department management, the Department name for the communications products group, was founded in approximately 1.5 years ago, the company's Vice President of product management Nike·fukesi (Nick Fox).

Many people have pointed out, Google also launched Spaces organisations to share applications. But in the eyes of Google, Spaces are not chat application, but rather a social application similar to the Google+.

For years, Google talk app strategy has been puzzling (As of 2013, the company also provides Google Talk, Hangouts and three Google+ Messenger service), there is still no improvement. Google still need further development in this area. Meanwhile, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger chat application is now the world's top two, total users up to 1 billion and 900 million, respectively.

Google hopes the company's Hangouts and Messenger are among the "1 billion users Club".

Facebook has an absolute leading position in this area, and Google needs to be further explored. Developing an application from scratch is the best mode of exploration and innovation.

However, even if you think Allo and Duo had every advantage, but Google's strategy is still confusing. Take a look at the following two after two years of rumors:

October 2013 Hangouts – Google SMS function: learning from iMessage.

December 2015-Android version of Google Hangouts to give up text messaging features.

Hangouts supports SMS, but the Messenger was released in November 2014, so Hangouts may not continue to support SMS. It won't be long before, Allo, and Duo are set to join the war.

谷歌做了这么多聊天应用能成功吗？ - 谷歌,Allo,Duo,Hangouts - IT资讯

北京时间5月20日上午消息，谷歌在2016 I/O开发者大会上发布了Allo和Duo两款聊天应用，由于之前已经拥有Hangouts和Messenger，所以谷歌相当于把该公司的聊天应用数量扩大一倍。

至少目前来看，谷歌计划保留所有产品，不准备放弃或合并其中任何一款。以下是谷歌针对这4款产品各自的特点给出的解释：

——Allo是一款基于手机号码的聊天应用，只能在移动设备上使用，整合了谷歌的多项机器学习、自然语言处理和人工智能技术。谷歌希望用它来测试一款移动聊天应用的极限。

——Duo是一对一的视频聊天应用，只能在移动设备上使用，得益于WebRTC技术，它的运行速度很快。业内人士认为，这款产品的掉话率很低，甚至可以支持Wi-Fi与蜂窝网络之间的自由切换。

——Hangouts推出至今已有3年时间，积累了很多功能，包括支持短信和视频通话。它的主要卖点是支持桌面和移动设备之间的跨平台通信。

——Messegner是谷歌的一款运营商短信服务，也是Android手机中标配的短信应用。该公司借此推广RCS技术，以便Android手机可以提供群聊、IP电话和文件分享的功能。

请不要忘记，Allo和Duo尚未正式推出，它们将于今年夏天正式上市。这些应用都有谷歌的同一个部门管理，这个部门名为通信产品团队，大约成立于一年半之前，由该公司产品管理副总裁尼克·福克斯(Nick Fox)领导。

很多人指出，谷歌还推出了Spaces团体分享应用。但在谷歌眼中，Spaces并不是聊天应用，而是一款与Google+类似的社交应用。

多年以来，谷歌的聊天应用战略一直令人困惑(2013年时，该公司同时提供Google Talk、Hangouts和Google+ Messenger三款服务)，现在仍然没有改善。谷歌在这一领域仍然需要进一步发展。与此同时，WhatsApp和Facebook Messenger这是当今全球排名前两位的聊天应用，用户总数分别高达10亿和9亿。

谷歌希望该公司的Hangouts和Messenger也能跻身“10亿用户俱乐部”。

Facebook在这一领域拥有绝对主导地位，而谷歌则需要进一步探索。从头开发一款应用是探索创新的最佳模式。

然而，即便你认为Allo和Duo有种种优势，但谷歌的战略仍然令人困惑。来看看下面两条时隔两年的传闻：

2013年10月——传谷歌Hangouts增加短信功能：向iMessage学习。

2015年12月——传Android版谷歌Hangouts将放弃短信功能。

Hangouts支持了短信，但Messenger于2014年11月发布，所以Hangouts现在或许不会继续支持短信。要不了多久，Allo和Duo也将加入战局。