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‘You’re Telling Me in 2023, You Still Have a ’Droid?’ Why Teens Hate Android Phones (www.wsj.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AlmightySnoo to c/android

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(unpaywalled version on archive.today: https://archive.ph/03cwZ)

Interesting figure that comes out of the article: 87% of US teens prefer iPhones. Also the explanations given aren't quite surprising, I guess it's mostly because of iMessage. Teens will feel like outcasts if they get an Android phone while their friends still use iMessage because of the green bubbles.

It's actually hilarious how we allowed consumerism to take us this far and that we have now peer pressure over smartphones.

“You’re telling me in 2023, you still have a ’Droid? [...] You gotta be at least 50 years old.”

ouch 😔

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't realize how big of a deal iMessage was until I spoke to a few US iPhone users. They make such a big deal out of it. Completely surprised me.

[–] cmbabul 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iMessage is by far the biggest hurdle for Android to overcome in the US. Convincing your friends to use a third party app just so you can participate in a group chat is next to impossible

[–] Zak 3 points 1 year ago

Convincing your friends to use a third party app just so you can participate in a group chat is next to impossible

Which is weird. The following two requests are not equivalent:

You should spend 45 seconds downloading and activating a free app (I prefer Signal) so we can all have a nice group chat experience

You should buy a new $800 phone so we can all have a nice group chat experience