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sjg007 · 2017-08-03 23:53:43+00:00

Google needs a messenger + profile play. Snapchat can add profiles (if they don't have one already).

boxingdog | karma 7 | avg karma 0.25 · | 2021-03-08 07:40:29+00:00

...another messenger app by Google?

isodev | karma 3954 | avg karma 5.53 · | 2023-11-11 06:49:14

Maybe Google will be releasing an entirely new app to adopt this new interoperability spec... we haven't seen a Google messenger being retired in what... almost a full year? :)

greyman | karma 3322 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2010-03-02 11:55:52+00:00

That is yet to be seen. But generally, Google mainly used to screw up the social applications, so this one should be ok. ;-) And, as it was mentioned, this one is probably needed for Chrome OS.

dbingham | karma 4645 | avg karma 6.22 · | 2011-07-04 17:07:30+00:00

Any idea if and when Google Profiles will be available for Google Apps? Anyone?

gowld | karma 8809 | avg karma 1.33 · | 2020-06-05 20:35:41+00:00

Google already has Chat, Mail, and Currents (and Docs, and more), so, yes.

himlion | karma 490 | avg karma 1.88 · | 2012-10-29 23:19:50+00:00

I hope the google version is extendable by apps so someone can implement this.

fareesh | karma 3904 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2017-08-03 21:04:07+00:00

Does Google really need another messaging app?

bkfh | karma 640 | avg karma 6.27 · | 2015-12-23 14:09:05+00:00

Sure, but I think Google has still the advantage of having millions of millions of users already using at least one platform. And if this messenger will be delivered through Android, this will be some hard competition for other messengers

andrewfong | karma 3423 | avg karma 4.95 · | 2007-10-29 23:53:50+00:00

Privacy issues aside, this would be awesome. If I'm reading this properly, this isn't just Orkut 2.0 -- it's essentially building a "social networking" API for every part of Google. I dunno about you, but an app that integrates with GMail somehow sounds more useful than your typical Facebook app.

phinnaeus | karma 1108 | avg karma 3.61 · | 2017-07-27 22:33:36+00:00

Assuming, of course, that Google doesn't abandon the project for some reason. Or heaven forbid, try to implement messaging.

hello_moto | karma 1867 | avg karma 1.48 · | 2011-06-07 14:27:39+00:00

Google Apps as well perhaps.

Mikeb85 | karma 11376 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2022-12-14 08:26:47

I mean, Google Android already allows all these things...

swalsh | karma 10917 | avg karma 4.37 · | 2012-08-07 19:50:37+00:00

If you have an android phone, Google already has the capability to do this.

benplumley | karma 352 | avg karma 3.01 · | 2015-11-04 00:52:55+00:00

Knowing Google, they'll be working on that by the time they release this.

dannyr | karma 7935 | avg karma 5.8 · | 2020-07-26 12:03:03

If Google is really doing this, you'd think they could make messaging and social media apps that are actually competitive.

est31 | karma 15854 | avg karma 4.44 · | 2022-10-12 18:49:45

I don't think Google would prevent Apple from publishing an app on the play store. There are already many messengers on it.

twodayslate | karma 1870 | avg karma 4.34 · | 2012-10-01 11:44:39+00:00

Hook it up to Google apps and this would be great.

balladeer | karma 847 | avg karma 1.1 · | 2018-12-06 04:50:47+00:00

I think that's where Google Messages is headed unless they somehow decide to put it on other app stores.

jayajay | karma 107 | avg karma 0.39 · | 2016-11-05 09:03:33

That's just wrong. Imagine a (definitely plausible) future where a snapchat-level social app is created which relies on this local communication. People would obviously jump ship from Chrome to FF if it meant being on the new local social network where all of their friends are. Google isn't going to keep a stick up it's ass when this happens. They will conform, because they follow the money.