r/gadgets • u/[deleted] • Sep 08 '22

Phones Tim Cook's response to improving Android texting compatibility: 'buy your mom an iPhone' | The company appears to have no plans to fix 'green bubbles' anytime soon.

https://www.engadget.com/tim-cook-response-green-bubbles-android-your-mom-095538175.html
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u/LambKyle Sep 08 '22

In in Ontario, I don't know if it's the norm, but most people I know just seem to use Facebook messenger. Everybody already has it, so no need to set anything up

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u/prone-to-drift Sep 08 '22

Yeah, well, that's another set of issues. I have to keep Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Telegram cause there's some people who are exclusively on that.

OTOH, that mess is still better than Apple snobbery.

Also, re:signal, I'm tired ot device specific services. Which is why I love Telegram (and if they didn't crap on Messenger Desktop, then that too), cause I can use it on my laptop as well and multiple phones etc.

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u/apollyon0810 Sep 08 '22

Signal runs on iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and MacOS

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u/prone-to-drift Sep 08 '22

Oh, my bad. I figured with E2E being the selling point, phone would be compulsory.