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Relevant again: How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms. (pluralistic.net)
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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Their life would be easier if you didn't use Signal, simple as.

I don't agree with it, but that's the reason.

There's an xkcd about this: https://xkcd.com/1810/

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As the only Android user in a social group of iPhone users I felt this way too much.

[–] mac@lemm.ee -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can forward yourself iMessages from a mac via bluebubbles

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So just buy a mac. Got it.

[–] mac@lemm.ee -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I see some older mac minis on eBay for $50-75. But yeah you'd need a mac

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How does it connect to your phone number?

[–] mac@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

There's a guide in their subreddit. I was never able to get it to work (set it up like 4 years ago) so I just give iPhone users my apple ID when I'm putting in my phone number

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

I see wall (Unix) but not talk (Unix) or PHONE (VMS).