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[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

international messaging? wtf? what's app, Facebook messenger, the 100s pf other ones you could use. I,hate apple too but come on now

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The onus is upon him to force all his friends, family and other contacts to switch? That doesn't seem reasonable.

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

seriously, how hard is it to ask your mum to install a single app so you don't have to pay to message her? what will that take like 5 seconds?

i have plenty of friends overseas who use ios and we message just fine. surprisingly they didn't defriend me when i requested they install an app we can both use.

wtf sort of shitty friends and family do you have??

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I find it intriguing that you're only just now discovering the challenge facing many smartphone users in the United States, where the use of iMessage is dominant.

The problem isn't with 1:1 chats, but with being excluded from group chats. If everybody is chatting on iMessage, I'm sure you can find the challenge in getting everybody to use your preferred alternative.