Google is doing everything it can to get more people onto its video messaging service. Duo hasn’t set the mobile world alight since it launched in August 2016, especially as there are so many similar apps out there, but a new feature could see its popularity rise: being able to call contacts who don’t have Duo installed.
The ability to make calls to people who haven’t registered for the service arrived in a recent update. It’s made possible through Google’s App Preview Messaging feature, which allows Android users to send messages through their messaging app to any of the contacts in their phonebook, even when the receiver doesn’t have the same app installed.
