TIL iMessage is still a thing.
Comment on Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app
jormaig@programming.dev 1 year agoThey exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
polle@feddit.de 1 year ago
filister@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
lordxakio@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Curious, what are the most popular apps used?
Akinzekeel@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS.
macrocephalic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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
breakingcups@lemmy.world 1 year ago
WhatsApp
shrugal@lemm.ee 1 year ago
According to this:
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I use Telegram.
To be notified by my selfhosted bots
sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 year ago
In the Netherlands: whatsapp. You can’t avoid whatsapp here. Telegram is used by a smaller fraction, but it got a bit of a bad rep during the pandemic due to primarily attracting anti-vax rioters.
Eggyhead@kbin.social 1 year ago
In Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE. I actually have only one circle of friends on iMessage, and only because we’re all Apple enthusiasts.