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Google's Android Messages Will Now Compete With iMessage To Let You Chat Via The Web


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Google is planning to introduce a web interface for its SMS application “Android Messages” that will let users pair their smartphones with a computer for all of their texting needs. 

A recent teardown by Android Police (www.androidpolice.com/2018/02/08/android-messages-v2-9-prepares-launch-allo-like-web-interface-google-enhanced-chat-features-payments-businesses-apk-teardown/) of an upcoming version of Android Messages gave us a look at things Google has planned for a future release, and if all of this ends up going the way it looks like it will, we may soon have the iMessage competitor on Android that we've been waiting for so many years.

Google's Android Messages Will Now Compete With iMessage To Let You Chat Via The Web© iMessage by Apple

Android Messages, not to be confused with Hangouts or Allo, is Google's texting app that comes by default in stock Android. Like WhatsApp or Telegram that have PC and Mac clients, Android Messages will work on computers, going forward. People will have to install a browser extension, or at least it appears that browsers are involved, and then they'll have to scan a QR code to pair a smartphone and PC.

One of the features that makes it impossible for many people to leave the iPhone is iMessage. The chat app that works on iPhone, iPad and Mac has no rival on Android. Sure, plenty of messaging apps offer nearly the same experience, but iMessage is built right into iOS and MacOS, offering seamless integration. 

Google's Android Messages Will Now Compete With iMessage To Let You Chat Via The Web© Google Allo by Google

Last year, Google announced it was working with carriers and device manufacturers to implement a new messaging standard known as Rich Communications Services or RCS.

RCS allows messaging apps to support "enhanced" features, like stickers and GIFs and location-sharing, that most users have come to expect from modern messaging apps. The vast majority of messaging apps already use this standard, but Android Messages has been stuck on the much older SMS protocol. 

A new message will inform about the possibility of sending messages through Wi-Fi or data using Android Messages, replicating the operation of iMessages. Google will be in charge of the system since it seems that it is tired of waiting for operators to implement RCS.

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