That would make the problem worse, it would be just another centralized chat app you need to install. We would get from “what about people not using iOS” to “what about people not using iOS or Google Android”.
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msbeta1421@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I would love if they would just roll out an iMessage app to android. Ideally free.
I could realistically see them roll out an apple subscription pack to android eventually. Give users a way to access Apple Music, Fitness, etc. May even allow android users make use of Apple Watch.
I’m not an Apple fan boy, but this seems like a decent compromise from a business perspective. This meets a need and I don’t think there’s a decent enough argument that it would cannibalize iPhone sales (flagship models anyway)
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You can use Apple Music and an Apple Watch from android.
echodot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
You can’t use an Apple watch on Android because it requires the Apple watch app to sync with the phone and that won’t work on Android.
nikscha@feddit.de 11 months ago
Yes because iPhones have ✨magic chips✨ inside which only Apple has… I’m pretty sure the apple watch communicates with Bluetooth. Apple just deliberately shuts Android out.
echodot@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Apple originally looked into it but decided not to because they wanted to maintain their ecosystem. Same story as usual.
I have no idea why the above guy seems to think that Apple watches work on androids
lud@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That’s pretty stupid. I doubt many Android users would switch to Iphone you for a smartwatch, but a few would absolutely buy apple watches if they could.
I guess the point is that they don’t want iphone users to switch to android since that would make their watch practically useless.
AA5B@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I don’t think that works, since why would people want yet another chat app to deal with. I tried several but usually gave them up because iMessage does what I need it to and I don’t want to check many
Having everyone support RCS, as an update from SMS, gives that interoperability, along with improving the SMS experience
cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I ain’t paying a one time or subscription to get fucking blue or green bubbles. Hell with that.
MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 11 months ago
FaceTime would be nice to have on Android as well, I know it technically works via a browser, if you get an invite from an iPhone user, but it’s such a bad experience for everyone. And I’m sure they do that because it’s easy peer pressure “advertising” from Apple users who want to video call with Android users, but can’t be bothered to put any work into using a compatible app, and instead blame Android users for the incompatibility.
dutchkimble@lemy.lol 11 months ago
You can do apple music on android
xxferf@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Apple Music on android is shit
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’ll just carry on using whatapps and people on iPhones can either download it or put up with my different coloured bubbles if they don’t want too. Luckily people in the UK are all mostly on WhatsApp anyway, this who text message colours is a very yank centric problem.
boonhet@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Signal or at least Telegram or Viber. Fuck WhatsApp, I’d like at least my messenger app to not belong to Facebook of all companies.
Neon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Whatsapp is actually better than Telegram lol. You fell for Telegrams marketing lol
uis@lemmy.world 11 months ago
At least Telegram doesn’t show your fucking phone number
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 11 months ago
While it’s all still E2E encrypted I don’t really care what servers it goes though. If the UK/EU manage to get encryption blocked then I’ll worry.
noodlejetski@lemm.ee 11 months ago
they still collect the messages’ metadata and create a profile based on that.
boonhet@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Do you use E2EE for all your chats? I think nearly nobody does.
machinin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I tried to use it a few months ago. It would not let me use it unless I have it access to all my contacts’ information. I denied the permission request and it wouldn’t work.
How in the hell are you okay with that?
jose1324@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How do you think phone number based chat apps works bro?
machinin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Give me the option to add contacts individually?
That app is cancer, better just to nope out of the installation.
AzureFrost@lemmy.one 11 months ago
I’m pretty sure the stock SMS app that comes with your phone also needs access to the contacts permissions, but is enabled by default, so the app doesn’t even ask for it.
machinin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
So in addition to that, why give the information to Facebook too?
Remember, Zuckerberg thinks people are dumbfucks for giving information to him.
Why do they go out of their way to disable the app if I deny access to contacts? Surely it would be less work to just add a couple of warnings telling me it may not work properly. But to disable the whole app? That is absolutely ridiculous.
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Because that’s how phones work, it links your account to your phone number and uses your contacts to tell you who’s on the app too using their numbers.
machinin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, that is also how computer viruses work. I was very thankful for permission control. That app is cancer.