Thursday, May 19, 2016

Google seeks to fight the kingdom of Whatsapp – Diario El País

In the year’s biggest conference, Google presented yesterday “Allo” a new instant messaging system that takes references from other competitors to integrate stickers and emoticons.

One of the strengths of “Allo” is integration with the brand Google Assistant also presented yesterday, and algorithmic analysis conversation suggests answers instantly, taking previous answers. That is, without using predefined phrases but which the user usually uses. It also analyzes the pictures it receives to suggest predefined answers.

For example, during the demonstration in the beginning of the meeting for developers Google I / O 2016, the company showed how to get a picture of a dog suggested responses recognizing the system can.

said Google Assistant was of great ads I / O conference, announced as an evolution of search and Google Now , to provide relevant information to the user based on the context and the ability to perform certain actions. For example, to request a list of available films in theaters, Assistant offer suggestions based on age and you can even buy tickets. Google’s bet is that users manage to engage in “conversations” with the assistant to deepen searches.

As regards the integration between “Allo” and Assistant , you can do searches, add information, access other services (to buy a ticket, for example). But most important is the understanding of the context for a complex query.

In addition to offering end-to-end encryption, as Whatsapp, “Allo” add messages erased over time and incognito, to talk without being seen online. And now use phone numbers, rather than user name to build the contact list of a user.

The messaging system will also incorporate video calls (with an application Extra, called Duo) with the Knock Knock allow you to see the video of the caller before answering, to understand the context in which it is making the video call. Both applications will be available next winter for Android and iOS.

Thus, “Allo” is presented as a new software that will allow conversations in text and audio, and which will integrate Google Assistant , for example, to search for the talks to send multimedia content (videos and GIFs) or make plans with friends. This will search for restaurant recommendations and send them in the same conversation.

Google did not say how “Allo” will relate to your current tools of conversation, as “Hangouts” or the “Messenger” for SMSs on Android.

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Another product associated with “ Assistant ” will be the speaker Google Home , which also has no date or price. The team will work as a CC , in the sense that it may make content cloud services and receive it from other devices, but adding the knowledge and capabilities of searching through the virtual assistant that you can ask questions.

Android.

Although it was thought that the next version of Android could be released yesterday, Google finally decided to keep the suspense, not even announce the name of the new edition.

in fact, this will be selected by users through a choice online. Still, some novelties “Android N” were detailed, with improvements in performance (for example, promising installing applications 75% faster than in previous years), more security tools and multitasking, as have two applications running on the screen at the same time and have programs “picture in picture” with video.

in short, Google introduced products that seek to define their future in the short term, through his new assistant and the new message service. These are products that will not arrive until at least a couple of months, but that could change the relationship of users with the company.

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