I know some have concerns about iMessage, should Apple go complete evil…but I wouldn’t say it’s in the same league as the other two.
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Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days ago
Yeah sure, just tell that to literally everyone I know.
Oh and while you’re at it, tell them not to use any of the most popular chat apps like WhatsApp and iMessage.
PagPag@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
My only concern is that you can’t use it without licking Apple’s boots.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The alternative being to lick Google’s boots?
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 day ago
…no, the alternative is to use any of hundreds of other chat apps that aren’t locked to specific hardware.
Comment105@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Just get them on a friends and family plan on IKmsngr.tx it’s much cheaper than any phone plan and you can get an extension for calls including video calls as well.
The website has the app, you need to sideload it but it’s very easy. The voice and video extension is on github, linked in the IK Msngr FAQ.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
And don’t forget that when those apps eventually die, or the company behind them goes sour, you have to switch EVERYTHING again, and hope that everyone you know does, too.
This has NEVER been an issue with SMS. So for all the bad, it does one thing really well: convenience.
As much as I’d love to move to a secure message platform, this definitely falls into the “more trouble than it’s worth” category, and that’s disappointing.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days ago
In many cases those apps are not necessarily tied to any specific service. That’s why many prefer federated FOSS services.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I mean, Signal (the messenger that Privacy Guides recommends) only works with Signal, right? And if I recall, it was difficult or not even possible to back up your texts from one device to another.
SMS, especially for anyone who isn’t tech-savvy in the least, “just works” without any setup.
How do you convince people to move away from that?
I’m not saying we shouldn’t, I’m saying it doesn’t appeal to the majority of people.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 days ago
Yes, that is one of many potential alternatives. Many others can be run on a variety of servers, with a variety of apps.
Sure, but most people these days are expected to have email these days, and signing up isn’t any more complicated than that. It’s not that hard.
You send them the video in OP. Or try to send them literally any video via SMS. Someone sent me a video of their kids singing happy birthday for me. It was a really beautiful moment lived through the lens of a potato.