Android Police: Although Google Allo is tied to your phone number, it's also connected to your Google account

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Although Google Allo is tied to your phone number, it's also connected to your Google account

When Allo and Duo were announced at Google I/O, one of their pillar features was their requirement for a phone number to activate. And as most of you have noticed, this has been very controversial among users: some like the simplicity of the approach, others loathe its limitations: no multi-device support, no web/desktop clients, and a requirement for workarounds to install on tablets, especially WiFi-only ones.

With Duo's release this week, these limitations were put under the spotlight, and while some users like me were convinced by the no-fuss approach of a phone number as a means of identification, others are still moaning the lack of a tie to a Google account.

Although Google Allo is tied to your phone number, it's also connected to your Google account was written by the awesome team at Android Police.