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by ratbr 4188 days ago
Fragmented messaging/phone calls and inability to have "seamless" conversations. For example: WhatsApp, iMessages, google voice, SMS, etc. Also for phone calls: FaceTime audio, carrier routed calls, google voice, Vonage extensions, etc.

How I wish there were central dashboards that intelligently sift through call/message history for each contact based on context across apps and just routes the message/call through right primitive.
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Alesis_Novik 4188 days ago
I know Google Hangouts tried doing some SMS integration, though I've read it was pulled in Nexus 6.

I've tried looking for a better solution and couldn't find one. Out of curiosity - what is your day job?

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ratbr 4180 days ago
Sorry I never visited back. Yes, google tried it with Hangouts. Internationally, you can use Hangouts for wifi calling through google voice, but that did not work in the US for some reason last I checked.

I design/write software; mostly distributed middleware in the internet industry.

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