Comment on Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app

• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If you want to have a blue bubble, just buy an iPhone.

  Expense aside they’re simply worse products. Can’t choose what software to put on it. Can’t repair it. Can’t change your dialer or your SMS app. I mean the list goes on.

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  • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This.

    I had an iPhone for a decade with my work. Quit both of them and got an android. I’m way happier being able to do things more than one way and to be able to customize everything.

    Phones in general suck, but if the shitty, android at least let’s you do what you want.

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  • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    lol ok.

    The vast majority of androids are worse for repairability. The ones that get more than a year or two of support don’t have any parts available. The ones that do get support have far worse physical restrictions like straight up gluing parts in.

    The rest you mention, >99% of people don’t do anyway.

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    • poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are you talking about iPhone? Because repairing an iPhone requires specialist tools and specialist software. Oh, and it’s all glued together. 100% of people are unable to repair their own iPhone with replacement parts because parts are serialized and require proprietary software to unlock.

      If you want to support these anti-consumer practices, that’s up to you, but there’s really no need to spread misinformation.

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      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        lol the only specialist tool you need is the pentalobe screwdriver and a suction cup. None of the rest is needed, it just makes it easy.

        And unlocking the hardware for use just requires calling Apple support and saying “hey I’ve replaced this part and need it unlocked, here’s the serial”.

        Nothing in an iPhone is solidly glued in. The battery has a couple of pull tabs to make it easy to remove. Something like a Samsung it’s damn near impossible to remove because the entire battery is glued down.

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    • Flipper@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But if you care, you can get a repairable phone like the Fairphone.

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The vast majority of androids are worse for repairability

      Yes but I can choose to purchase an Android that has good repairability. Apple, once again, doesn’t give you that choice.

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      • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You literally only have to call Apple to have it unlocked.

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• WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s not just the blue bubble though. It’s being able to send and receive full quality pictures and videos to iPhone users without having to get them to install a 3rd party app. All the old people in my family have iPhone. They won’t learn Signal. Beeper bridged that gap.

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  • Eggyhead@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sounds like an iOS problem for iOS users to deal with. If I have a family member with Android, we just agree on a chat service to use and iMessage isn’t even a part of that conversation. Older members who need help can get their stuff set up during a family visit, until which a few green bubbles won’t hurt anyone.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Here’s how this goes for most people in the US:

      deal with. If I have a family member with Android, we just agree on a chat service to use and iMessage isn’t they’re not even a part of that conversation.

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  • PeachMan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then use ANY other messaging service. Preferably Signal, but if that doesn’t work… Facebook, Whatsapp, literally anything.

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    • lemann@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So Facebook, or Facebook? That might work for most people, but when there’s an open protocol right there, I’d rather steer clear of their products and services

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    • sour@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      no one i know uses signal

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• kurisu@awful.systems ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Even a 3 year old model gets you a blue bubble.

  Damn, we calling 3 years old now? My iPhone 6 must be from the Paleolithic era then.

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  • PeachMan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lol I said it’s 3 years old, not “old”. That’s the not-so-secret secret: a 2 or 3 year old phone works just fine nowadays.

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• Unlocalhost@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So how is someone who makes a conscious choice giving into peer pressure and insecure

  No other introspective reasons why someone could select a phone othe than an iPhone.

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  • Pheonixdown@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They said if you’re buying solely based bubble color then it’s based on peer pressure, there of course are other valid reasons for someone to choose one and there are also other bad reasons.

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  • PeachMan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I didn’t say that people only but iPhones because of peer pressure. I said that buying an iPhone due to peer pressure is silly.

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    • sour@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      so no bullying

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• drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The point is open communication standard and tech illiterates like yourself keep repeating this Apple propaganda. Maybe read a wiki page or something idk

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  • RGB3x3@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They’re adopting RCS next year. That’s the open standard.

    Having iMessage on Android is dumb.

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    • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      *They said they’re adopting it next year

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    • sour@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      2.2 came 3 years ago

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• ripcord@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Peer pressure...?

  I mean, I guess if you're 16.

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  • PeachMan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Exactly, it’s childish

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• Pratai@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My thoughts exactly. It’s fucking childish to make such a fuss over the color of a text bubble. These kids need to grow up.

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• sour@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  is bad for environment

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• rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a 5 year old iphone, it’s great. I can’t imagine it’s worth anything, just noting it works for every day use. You don’t need a new phone at all for anything.

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