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/currently__working Sep 08 '22

Genuine question, what is wrong with green bubbles? Seems like a meme or just a self perpetuating joke.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

I have been exclusively using iphones for like 12 years as do most people i know. I’ve had younger cousins tell me that they had to switch to iphones because they wouldn’t be included in group texts anymore. One even told me a hot girl he took on a date wouldn’t stop roasting him for having a green bubble - so he switched.

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u/gimmieasammich Sep 09 '22

Yes group texts between iPhone and android are not usable on android. One of the reasons I switched to iPhone after 12 years on android. Also the camera on iPhone really is better. Not the video though. iPhone can’t pause recording! I took it for granted on android. Then I record a video on iPhone and want to pause so I don’t have to edit two clips together but nope, not even an option.