Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage::Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

  • paintbucketholder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    I just had that conversation with a group of adults who all had iPhones and were unwilling to add non-iPhone people to a group or change messaging apps.

    The reasons given were:

    • My iPhone is too old, I can’t install another messaging app.
    • I’m not going to install another app where I have to remember another password.
    • Messages don’t go through when we add a non-iPhone user to the group.

    The conclusion by the group was “just buy an iPhone!”

    And that’s a group of adults. I can’t imagine the bullying and peer pressure teenagers have to face over something as idiotic as messaging apps.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Meanwhile, I have six messaging apps on my phone (which is neither new nor high-end) and would be willing to install most others (not Facebook chat or Instagram) if it made communication easier for someone.