Earlier this year, Google unveiled two new apps namely Duo and Allo. While the video calling app Duo has already been released, the wait for Allo is not yet over. There are rumors that Google is planning to release the app this week. The company had hinted at a "summer release" of Allo.

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Allo is a messaging app integrated with Google Assistant. This ensures that users can do much more than just chatting with their connections. Google Assistant can help users to make restaurant reservations and also search for information and location. With Allo, users can receive messages from any person who has their phone number. This eliminates the need to have a Google account.

According to UberGizmo, the may also have an incognito chat mode, where users can send messages with an expiry date - just like SnapChat. Users are expected to be allowed to decide on the longevity of their messages. However, the incognito chat mode does not support the use of Google bot.

Android Police reported that the application would come with true end-to-end encryption, which is powered by Open Whisper Systems' Signal Protocol. However, the encryption mode is not on by default. This is the same protocol which is used by Signal and WhatsApp.

Google's Allo chat app will come with usual frills such as stickers packs. Allo is not integrated with Hangouts or SMS. This means that users on the Allo app will only receive messages sent through another Allo app.