Lee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square323fedilinkarrow-up1664arrow-down145cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1619arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square323fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@macrocephaliclinkEnglish2•1 year agoI’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives. With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoAnd that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThe appeal is: 100% of your family and friends use it. A good fraction of businesses use it for customer service too. Not using it will have you left out of a pretty big chunk of social life.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.
I’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives.
With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
The appeal is: 100% of your family and friends use it. A good fraction of businesses use it for customer service too. Not using it will have you left out of a pretty big chunk of social life.
WhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.