>As part of that effort, Google says it’s “pausing” work on its most recent entry into the messaging space, Allo. It’s the sort of “pause” that involves transferring almost the entire team off the project and putting all its resources into another app, Android Messages.<p>I won't even <i>try</i> to fit the various SMS clients android phones have had into my list, but as an android user since ~2010, here is what has been asked of me<p>1. Use default SMS<p>2. Nah, use samsung's<p>3. Never mind, they all suck, just find one on the appstore<p>4. Look, Google Voice (app)! And it works with your google voice number! Wifi texting, neat! ~2011<p>5. Never mind, stuff that, use Hangouts! Also works with your google voice number! (but no mms!) ~2012<p>6. Wait a second, here's a couple more SMS apps built into android. ~2013, 2014<p>7. MMS yay!<p>8. Never mind, dump hangouts, we updated google voice finally! ~2015?<p>9. Here's two new chat apps, neither can text though! Good luck remembering which is for which (2016)<p>10. Fuck it, no more SMS on hangouts. 2017?<p>11. Lol nah to Allo as well, we're gonna make another SMS app. Were you still using google voice? <--- we are here