Google Duo is Android user’s Facetime Mobile Video Chat App – Register Now

Google released a new video chat app called the Duo. This new application is all set to challenge the Apple’s Facetime application, which is there since forever and is one of the most used application for ios. This new app is an addition to the existing array of communication apps that the company offers.

Duo lets users initiate a 1-on-1 video call with another person via their phone number. The problem here is that the app will not connect with any other existing products like the Google Chat, Hangouts, Spaces or even the upcoming messaging app called the Allo. So this is just another addition to the existing line of applications as mentioned before. It is also expected that the Google Hangouts will now be more of a business-oriented app to manage all the work and the Duo is going to be more of a consumer-oriented app for day-to-day use.

The company announced the app at Google I/O back in May along with the other messaging app called Allo, and now officially the app is now rolling out globally for Android and iOS. Now talking about what the application does, it is very similar to what we currently have in the market like Facetime or even Facebook Messenger. So, Google is kind of late to the party here with this one. But the Duo is a simple app with no complex controls, which also makes it look little bland in a way. Also, note that there is no group calling feature here. It is apparently as simple as opening the application and selecting the contact to initiate the call with and then start the video call.

Google India officially reported about the launch of the application. However, it is still not available to download from the Play Store. You can go ahead and register for the same. Once the app is available, we can report more on the quality of the service, interface, etc. So stay tuned for more details on this in coming days.

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