Google Duo, which was recently launched on the Android Play Store and Apple App Store is now installed in over 10 million Android smartphones across the globe. The app was unveiled only a month back. These are monthly active users to be precise.
"Google Duo is over 10M users on Android, thanks for the love," tweeted Google's Amit Fulay, who handles Group Product Manager of Communications.
The app had touched 5 million downloads within the first week of its launch on the Android Play Store. This has pushed the app on number 27, in the top charts section of the Play Store.
Introduced at Google I/O in May, Duo registers its user based on his/her existing phone number, and taps into your contact list—making it easy to begin a video call with a single tap.
Google Duo stands to fight against other video calling apps like Apple's FaceTime and Skype. The app touts the easy signing up process and a stable call even with a change in connectivity.
Call quality automatically adjusts to changing network conditions. When the app notices the drop in Internet speeds, Duo reduces the resolution to keep the call moving smoothly. The app also promises seamless switching between Wi-Fi and cellular data without dropping the conversation.
Google Duo also gets the Knock Knock feature, similar to FaceTime on an iPhone, which shows users a video preview of who's calling. One key feature about Duo is the privacy factor. All calls on Duo are end-to-end encrypted. This basically means your conversations remain safe with you and no third party can access them.
Google Duo might not be the best video calling app available in the market today, but it surely does pack some neat tricks up its sleeve.
Google Duo was announced alongside a new messaging app called Allo, which still hasn't been released. Allo will be a new messaging platform, which Google hopes will take on the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook messenger.
