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Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] macrocephalic 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

WhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.