Like Gmail's smart replies? Now you can add them to other messaging apps

Google is currently testing updates to smart replies, a feature that's common to Gmail users, and predicts the way you might respond to a message, providing you suggestions and one-tap buttons to use them. 

According to Android Police, the company is testing a new app called Reply, which will add Smart Reply to third-party messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Twitter DMs, and Slack. Reply would also bring them to Google Hangouts.

Smart replies are already enabled in some Android apps, including Android Messages, Gmail, Allo, and Inbox. But Reply would, in addition to enabling smart replies in more messaging apps, add the feature to notifications.  Read more...