Google won’t build the iMessage clone that Android fans have clamored for, but it seems to have cajoled the carriers into doing it for them. It’s the sort of “pause” that involves transferring almost the entire team off the project and putting all its resources into another app, Android Messages. It’s going to be called “Chat,” and it’s based on a standard called the “Universal Profile for Rich Communication Services.” SMS is the default that everybody has to fall back to, and so Google’s goal is to make that default texting experience on an Android phone as good as other modern messaging apps.Īs part of that effort, Google says it’s “pausing” work on its most recent entry into the messaging space, Allo. Google has been quietly corralling every major cellphone carrier on the planet into adopting technology to replace SMS.
Instead of bringing a better app to the table, it’s trying to change the rules of the texting game, on a global scale. Now, the company is doing something different. While iPhone users have had the simplicity of iMessage built in, Android users have been left to fend for themselves. Google has spent nearly a decade trying - and failing - to fix it with an ever-rotating cast of poorly supported apps. It will have a stellar screen, top-flight camera, gobs of storage, and an absolutely atrocious texting experience. A top-tier Android phone can cost upwards of a thousand dollars, and for that money, you’ll get some amazing features.
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