ijeffDec 17, 2023

9to5Google: iMessage for Android doesn't matter, just use good apps

https://lemdro.id/post/4219057

9to5Google: iMessage for Android doesn't matter, just use good apps - Lemdro.id

Show threadParastieDec 17, 2023
This is entirely a USA problem. No one in Europe uses iMessage as their primary messaging app.
Show threadnaughtDec 17, 2023
What do they use? Whatsapp? Wechat? Signal?
Show threadWorldieBoiDec 17, 2023
Whatsapp
Show threadnaughtDec 17, 2023

Interesting ty!

So before you can message anyone you have to download whatsapp? iMessage is preinstalled and is also e2e encrypted. Idk if I’d rather Facebook or Apple (who can access iCloud backups of normally otherwise encrypted data, etc.) in charge of my messaging infrastructure, honestly.

Americans with Android are left to use literal SMS which is atrocious, or a different messaging solution, probably whatsapp I guess

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Show threadjanguv

So before you can message anyone you have to download whatsapp?

I love how this seems like a near insurmountable hurdle. Install an app?? On a phone?!

I have a relative who is ~85 years old; he uses WhatsApp. It’s really not that hard.

Dec 18, 2023 at 6:32pmWeb
Show threadnaughtDec 18, 2023
It was just a question - I’m not remotely saying what you are