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9to5Google: iMessage for Android doesn't matter, just use good apps (9to5google.com)

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

True, but my entire family uses iPhones and I made them all switch to Signal.

iMessage isn't required.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

All my family uses Android, except for a few exceptions. They all dropped signal when it lost sms support. So we use sms instead, fucking cool move signal.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

We don't use Signal for SMS, we use Signal for E2E encryption. Signal for SMS is useless.

I've basically started telling people to either message me on Signal or I likely won't respond in a timely manner, if ever. Not my problem. Urgent? Better call.

Dick move? Maybe. But fuck SMS and fuck iMessage.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah I don't want to be a dick to my friends and family I guess.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Nah, that's like saying "I won't respond to a fax in a timely manner".
SMS is dated/dying/dead

this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2023

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