Errymath: Google's Android Messages

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let users send texts from their computers (just like iMessage and WhatsApp)</span><br />
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Google may soon be launching a service similar to iMessage and WhatsApp. </div>
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Code
 in the latest version of Android Messages, Google's SMS app, seems to 
point at two new features, including one that would allow users <span style="font-size: 16px;">to send text messages from multiple computers.</span></div>
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The
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work with RCS messaging - which gives SMS additional features such as 
higher resolution images, read receipts, and typing indicators - just 
like iMessage.</div>
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Code 
in the latest version of Android Messages, Google's SMS app, seems to 
point at two new features, one of which may allow users to send text 
messages from their computer. Pictured are images from the current 
version of the Android Messages app, which allows users only on 
supported carriers to send messages over Wi-Fi and their data network</div>
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The code, analysed by <a class="" href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2018/02/08/android-messages-v2-9-prepares-launch-allo-like-web-interface-google-enhanced-chat-features-payments-businesses-apk-teardown/" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Android Police</a>,
 shows that Google may be getting ready to launch a web interface that 
would allow users to pair their phones to a computer to send texts, just
 like with WhatsApp and iMessage. </div>
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While
 Google already has a similar system called Allo, which allows users to 
send messages from their desktop, not many people were able to take 
advantage of it because not many people use Allo. </div>
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If
 the new Android Messages feature is implemented, 'Android Messages will
 share the same basic setup procedure with Allo,' according to software 
engineer and writer Cody Tombs. </div>
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'You'll be guided to visit a website on the computer you want to pair with your phone, then simply scan a QR code. </div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Google Appears Ready to Turn Android Messages Into Android’s iMessage.<a href="https://t.co/sPdtGRjJmh">https://t.co/sPdtGRjJmh</a> <a href="https://t.co/nVHOnKt8hT">pic.twitter.com/nVHOnKt8hT</a></p>— Droid Life (@droid_life) <a href="https://twitter.com/droid_life/status/962006990732984321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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'Once that's done, you'll be able to send 
and receive messages in the web interface and it will link with the 
phone to do the actual SMS/MMS/RCS(?) communication through your 
carrier.</div>
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'Just like Allo, you'll be able to see a list of signed in computers and disconnect from one or all of them at any time.' </div>
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Tombs notes that the code refers to multiple computers, so users should be able to pair both a laptop and desktop.</div>
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all named in the code - including Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet 
Explorer and Opera. </div>
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It would be advantageous for Android to introduce a text-from-computer feature as the operating system is dominant worldwide</div>
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The
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 receive a notification when their phone is paired with a desktop.  </div>
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The
 second feature could involve RCS, which stands for Rich Communication 
Services and aims to replace SMS with additional features. </div>
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However, RCS's adoption depends on network carriers using it and making it compatible, which is why it isn't prevalent.</div>
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Android Police found code for a pop-up messaged that reads 'New! Text over Wi-Fi and data,' which is a description of RCS. </div>
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It's
 possible that nothing will actually come of the code, or that the 
feature will only be available with Google's own network carrier, 
Project Fi.</div>
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Or, Google may be creating a messaging app that can do the same as iMessage and WhatsApp and essentially replace SMS. </div>
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It is not yet certain when, if ever, Android Messages will be rolling out the new messaging feature. </div>
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However, it would be advantageous for Android to introduce such a feature given the operating system's worldwide dominance. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">HOW HAVE ALPHABET'S FORTUNES CHANGED OVER THE YEARS?</span></h3>
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Alphabet,
 Google's parent company, is an American multinational conglomerate 
company headquartered in Mountain View, California. </div>
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The company, incorporated on July 23, 2015, is a holding company.  </div>
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The
 company's segments include Google Inc. and its 'Other Bets', including 
Access, Calico, CapitalC, GV, Nest, Verily - a life sciences research 
organisation, self-driving car-hailing service Waymo, Nest products and 
services (a smart thermostat firm) and X, a 'moonshot' company aimed at 
launching technologies to 'make the world a radically better place.'   </div>
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On July 8, 2015, Google's stock prices were priced at $541.7.</div>
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But in the lead up to the formation of Alphabet, stock prices surged to $699.62 on July 17, 2015 - an increase of 28.45%. </div>
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From July 9, 2015 to January 30, 2018, Alphabet's stock prices rose by 116%.</div>
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Alphabet's
 current stock price is $1,181.59, although the tech giant's shares slid
 2.3% in after-hours trade on February 1, 2018 following Alphabet's 
reported loss of $3 billion (£2.1bn) for the fourth quarter of 2017, as 
it set aside $11 billion for taxes - an estimated $9.9 billion (£6.9bn) 
was for taxes on repatriated earnings.</div>
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The
 vast majority of Alphabet's revenue continues to come from Google and 
its various business, most notably its advertising network - revenue 
from Google's ad business grew by 21 per cent from last year and 
accounts for 84 per cent of Alphabet's total revenue. </div>
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However,
 the company's so-called Other Bets saw revenues rise from $262 million 
(£183m) last year to $409 million (£286m) in the last quarter. </div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Android Messages v2.9 prepares to launch Allo-like web interface, Google-enhanced chat features, and payments to businesses [APK Teardown] <a href="https://t.co/taDt6qUdbm">https://t.co/taDt6qUdbm</a> <a href="https://t.co/JQkPGvdkWg">pic.twitter.com/JQkPGvdkWg</a></p>— Android Police (@AndroidPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndroidPolice/status/961771906503340032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Google's Android Messages will soon let you send text from your desktop

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