- Google will soon be shutting down its smart messaging app, Google Allo, according to a report from 9to5Google .
- Back in April, Google product chief Anil Sabharwal confirmed that Google Allo had "not achieved the level of traction that we’d hoped for."
- The company also announced in April that it's working on Google Chat, which would create a new universal standard for text messaging known as rich communication services (or RCS).
- Allo will soon join the legacy of Google's failed messaging apps including Gchat, Google Buzz, and Google Wave.
Another Google messaging app is about to bite the dust — this time, it's Google Allo.