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Google Allo as a replacement for hangouts. Launched without web access and eventually was added by scanning a QR code on a webpage that was per device, needing a new pairing for new devices. So instead of having access like you normally would on hangouts by signing in to your google account on a laptop and desktop, you had to manually add your device. Sometimes it wouldn't work and I forget the particular details but it was a massive step backwards in functionality and Google still hasn't created anything worthy of replacing hangouts. Not to mention the fact that getting users to switch to another chat app was a pain just to have it shelved after like a year. This among many other reasons are why I ended up getting an Iphone out of necessity.