Google’s bringing audio-only calls to Duo at last, but I’ll probably never use it

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by Sindy Cator on March 23, 2017 at 5:37 am

Seven months since its launch, Google’s Duo video calling app is finally adding support for voice-only calls. The feature is rolling out first in Brazil, where Google announced the update at a São Paulo event; it’ll become available elsewhere in the world in the coming days. Unfortunately, I can’t say I’m excited about it at this point. I already use WhatsApp for most of my essential messaging and calls these days, and I don’t see the need to invite my contacts to try another app. Of course, I’m biased because I started on WhatsApp a long time ago, and that…