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

• jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.

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• lordxakio@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Curious, what are the most popular apps used?

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  • Akinzekeel@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS.

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    • macrocephalic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug

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      • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        WhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.

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      • sndrtj@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The appeal is: 100% of your family and friends use it. A good fraction of businesses use it for customer service too. Not using it will have you left out of a pretty big chunk of social life.

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  • breakingcups@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    WhatsApp

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  • shrugal@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to this:

    • WhatsApp
    • FB Messenger
    • Viber
    • Telegram

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I use Telegram.
      To be notified by my selfhosted bots

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  • sndrtj@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • Eggyhead@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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