I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.

In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.

Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?

  • Th4tGuyII
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    271 year ago

    Yeah, this is definitely a US-centric thing. Almost nobody I know (UK) uses SMS as their default, it’s usually the last resort before just ringing the person.

    • r00ty
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      91 year ago

      I think the only SMS messages I get are from the Doctor.

      • @ABCDE
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        51 year ago

        Mine are just for 2FA.

      • @lorcster123
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        11 year ago

        My mam sends me them sometimes but shes just old lol

        • r00ty
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          11 year ago

          Damn, the fact I remember mobile phones before they could even send text messages makes me feel ancient now.