Google Allo Passes The 5 Million Downloads Mark on Android

Google released its chat application Allo on September 20 and it received mixed reviews. While the app did have some interesting and useful features, it seems that Google decided to compromise on previously announced security features, which didn't bode well with some Android consumers. Nevertheless, the application is gaining popularity fast as it has just passed its 5 million downloads mark on the Google Play Store. It's encouraging news for the application, but it still has a long way to go until it can truly compete against Facebook's Messenger with its over 800 million active users and WhatsApp's 1 billion users. But given time, it might. Just four days ago, Google's Allo surpassed the 1 million downloads mark and ra...