The other user doesn’t have to use Allo for you to use it. They just wont see rich content the same if they decide not to download and use Allo (things like weather will just show up as text, not in a Google card). Though they can also request not to get any messages from you if you use Allo. So in one sense you don’t…

Would’ve been nice to have this type of messaging as an option. Sure I can ignore it but having stickers and drawings and such which I (and most people I know) rarely use pushed in front of me every time I open iMessage is aggravating. I’m sure there is a younger demo that eat this up but for the rest of it, it feel…