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๐Ÿš’ iPhone vs Android ๐Ÿš’

Round 394!

ok but in all seriousness, let's say I want to send some SMS/RCS using my cell, but I want to do that from the computer... should be feasible?

iPhone's iMessage: "we love our walled garden so much that NO ONE can send messages using a web interface, despite iMessage being an iCloud enabled app and the ecosystem having iCloud apps available online to any non-Mac -- but we decided that iMessage alone should never be usable on the iCloud web interface (because reasons?)"

Android via Messages App: "sure thing fellow Happy Camper! here you go! https://messages.google.com and it's just as secure as using the device itself."

Best part... Android's method WORKS ON FREEBSD!

#noFlameWarNeeded #iPhone #Android #mobileDevices #FreeBSD #Linux #Apple

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@[email protected] If you can view your iMessage messages on the web it means that Apple has your encryption keys. That would entirely defeat end to end encryption. And when a government agency comes to Apple to get a copy of your messages, they would have to surrender them, something they cannot do today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@shac @winterschon A convenience bonus for Google and perhaps a reason to dislike iOS. How does WhatsApp web manage to maintain e2e encryption, then?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] too bad that RCS isn't currently (reliably) working for me on GrapheneOS ๐Ÿ˜”

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@[email protected] keep in mind, that it isnโ€™t always e2e encrypted on Android (not for SMS and for RCS it depends on the used mobile ISPs gateway implementation (if not jibe) and on the remote devices. So, depends of this is really a pro instead of cons on the point of view.