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?

  • @dis_honestfamiliar
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    11 year ago

    To each their own. But IMO, iPhones are nice. The navigation via swiping is cool. The Android navigation is killing me. That’s a reason I’m considering going back to iPhone. I mean the iPhone just has nicer swipe animation. And this is coming from someone that had android for a long time prior to iPhone 7.

    However, the iPhone’s texting is done through Apple’s own network. Which is good or bad depending how you look at it. So while the color is not the issue for me, the color tells me if it’s going through network provider or through Apple’s own network.

    I also like that iPhone has a visual voicemail for free. It also goes through Apple’s network. Again, this is good or bad depending how you look at it.

    Finally, I’m currently using an Android phone. I just don’t like Apple’s removal of fingerprint sensor. Miss the days where we had tons of phones to select from each with their own unique features.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      I have a Samsung and I have amazing swipe gestures and great customizability for what I want each one to do. I have 12 total swipe gestures (up, in, down, long or short, from left or right side) that I can set to a whole slew of actions. It’s been really amazing! If you’re on a Samsung I recommend you check out the “One Hand Operations +” application (I believe it’s on the Galaxy store, not the play store) along with maybe a different launcher if you want more visual customization. It’s what really boosted my experience of this phone.