Google Releases New Video Calling App Called 'Duo'

[spacemnspiff]

Yet, Apple only achieved a proprietary App good only on i devices ... that's some feat, huh?

And Google is only trying to achieve the same on their own OS - Android, but still couldn't, thus starting from scratch - over and over again.

 

[RedOrchestra]

And Google is only trying to achieve the same on their own OS - Android, but still couldn't, thus starting from scratch - over and over again.

Looks like they made it - did you notice ... it's cross-platform, just like Skype is and a plethora of others.

Giddy-up Apple.

 

[ebika]

Duo uses end-to-end encryption.
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How else will Google know if your contacts are registered on the service or not? It is no different than any other service that registers users based off of phone numbers.

By looking up the number I use to open the call?

Everyone who uses iMessage and / or FaceTime has to be signed into Apple with their Apple ID - you can see who is on both in your Contacts - how's that any different?

I have a lot more information in my contacts that the primary phone number to use for the Duo call. Sending more than the number with whom I'm trying to connect sounds like data harvesting, which is the unsettling part. In the end, I have no idea how much data the app transmits to Google.

 

[deany]

VERY impressed with the Moto 'E' for £29.00 mini computer with a 128GB SD looking forward to using Duo but my brother has a Nexus 7 and gets 'app not comptatable' any ideas anyone?
thanks
ps
My main phone is iPhone 6 just use the Moto as an 'iPod' for Google Play Music in the motor and a bit of 'fun'.

 

[friedmud]

I'm curious how popular FaceTime is. Do you use it on a regular basis? I for one sure don't.

Didn't Apple one time say it was going to make FaceTime cross platform? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

If your entire extended family is iPhone only (which mine finally is since my sister and her husband finally converted from Android) Facetime becomes more popular than regular phone calls. For us, it is simply just "the way" you call.

I know we can't be the only ones...

BTW: You are right about Apple originally claiming that Facetime was going to be an "open standard" and they were going to allow other clients to connect to it. That's all gone out the window though as Facetime has become a differentiating feature vs. Android.

 

[spacemnspiff]

If your entire extended family is iPhone only (which mine finally is since my sister and her husband finally converted from Android) Facetime becomes more popular than regular phone calls. For us, it is simply just "the way" you call.

I know we can't be the only ones...

BTW: You are right about Apple originally claiming that Facetime was going to be an "open standard" and they were going to allow other clients to connect to it. That's all gone out the window though as Facetime has become a differentiating feature vs. Android.

We use FaceTime all the call family because everyone has iPhones.

When is Google going to release one App that does everything in one App. They have Hangouts, Allo, Duo and messenger, what a mess.

 

[pkmaximum]

What we need is for Apple to add group-Facetime calls.

 

[Mac 128]

What we need is for Apple to add group-Facetime calls.

When Apple first introduced FaceTime on the Mac, didn't it have group calling ability? What am I remembering that you could have multiple video conference calls if your hardware supported it? And it had that stupid mirror reflecting effect under the video that Apple thought was so cool?