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Monday, 22 January 2018

Google Allo v26 prepares for multiple-account support, customizable stickers, GIFs, new camera effect and more

Google Allo V26 has started rolling out. While the update doesn't bring in terms of customization, a teardown of the APK has revealed upcoming features like the support for multiple accounts, customizable stickers, Gifs, new camera effects and more. https://youtu.be/RUNodAtMigs Google Allo V26 adds strings to Scene Generation feature which is an expressive feature which can essentially create custom stickers and GIFs themed from the text you enter. This icon will be present next to the gif on Allo’s main conversation toolbar. You can either create a custom sticker or a gif from the text you enter. Google Allo and Duo soon will be able to connect with other users through email IDs rather just relying on phone numbers. The upcoming update might also add the ability to choose which of the accounts should be preferred to start a new conversation. This setting is currently referred to as the "default sender id," but will change when it goes live. The teardown also reveals new effect called "shocked breaking news," is being discovered. Once the feature is live, the user needs to download required assents and then the effect will provide an overlay in the center. The Bollywood camera effect icon is redesigned yet again from a typical zoom icon to ghost ...