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I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app.

Now I'm a little torn, having a Meta app on my phone is already bad, but having to downgrade to the bloated Messenger app? Not sure I will make a change. What are your thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They all have phone numbers you can text and they don't need to install another app or sign up for anything at least. But I understand when they prefer it and you have a fb account anyways.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good luck sending photos or holding a video call with the scant 1100 bits provided by an SMS message...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AFAIK that unfortunately requires using Google Messages (or moving overseas)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I believe they've (Google) been somewhat successful in convincing carriers / 3rd party OS devs like Samsung to start implementing RCS in their own messaging apps. There's even a 3rd party app on iOS that can use it now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely not. Devs have been asking for an RCS API in Android for ages, and Google hasn't added it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sharing media over MMS is a garbage experience. I would need to convince them to use something reasonable, which is a lost cause.