Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down123
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoExactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
minus-squarelordxakio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoCurious, what are the most popular apps used?
minus-squareAkinzekeel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoLiterally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
minus-squaremacrocephalic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’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
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoAccording to this: WhatsApp FB Messenger Viber Telegram
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI use Telegram. To be notified by my selfhosted bots
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
Curious, what are the most popular apps used?
WhatsApp
Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
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
And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
According to this:
I use Telegram.
To be notified by my selfhosted bots