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Beeper's next iMessage for Android fix requires access to a Mac (9to5google.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The best argument I’ve heard is that it is the one halfway decent messaging app that a lot of non-tech people use.

So either you need to explain to grandma what a discord or telegram is or you get iMessage to work on the device you want to use.

The green bubble thing is also more than just the color of the bubbles. Many of the features of iMessage don’t work if the other person is on android.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    ok, i get that android users want to use iMessage, but that seems fundamentally incompatible (or at least paradoxical) with the constant Apple-hate and closed-source-hate that is rampant here and with android users in general.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    I don't want to use iMessage but I'm almost tired enough of 12 kb pictures and insanely poor quality videos from iPhones to try it.

    A big part of the problem is that no other options for SMS/MMS even exist on iOS, so all those communications default to iMessage (and it's fairly terrible at some of it.)

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