Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Messenger and WhatsApp are the two most popular applications used for online communication, currently. However the expected launch of the Google Messenger by Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could create hurdles for both. As of today, WhatsApp is the most popular online communication application while Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) Messenger certainly enjoys popularity in North America.

Not long ago, The Economic Times reported that Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s new versatile mobile messaging application will be tried in India before a more extensive dispatch in 2015. The report referred to sources mindful of the arrangement but additionally also recognized that a Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) representative refused to comment on the matter.

Considering the fact that Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was ready to pay $10 billion for WhatsApp before Facebook (NASADQ: FB) bought it for a hefty amount of $23 billion, it is quite feasible to think that Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is dealing with such an item. On the other hand, the details will probably not be disclosed until the product is finally ready to be launched

The Economic Times gave what data and information it could with respect to the potential new application. Apparently, clients won’t require a Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) login to have contact with people from all over the globe. It is also being reported that the application will be free of cost like other Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) products, unlike WhatsApp which charges $1 a year for its services. Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is additionally said to be testing for multiple language features making it easy to use for people who struggle with English.

In the Past, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has tried to compete with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) in the core markets, most recently and frequently with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL)+, and has had uninspiring results. This has made Investors doubtful whether Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) can make its service popular enough to affect the value of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB).

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) attempts to convince customers to use Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL)+ instead of twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was quite unsuccessful. WhatsApp has currently 600 million registered users. The main purpose of these mobile messaging applications is to cut down the cost of telecom service. With WhatsApp charging $1 per year, Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) messenger certainly has an advantage. However, to become successful, Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will need to create a large base of messaging users who are convinced that it is more useful than WhatsApp.

Google has one real preference on its: its Android working framework. Like Apple (NASDAQ: APPL) with iOS, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has the advantage of including pre-installed applications on the working framework. With Android representing about 85% of the 255 million cell phones delivered worldwide amid the second quarter, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)  has a colossal business sector for an ambassador application, on the off chance that it chooses to preinstall the administration on Android telephones. At the point when a cell phone client needs to get to an informing administration, he or she should first download the application. Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could have an extraordinary preference over these administrations.

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