Of all the things to get upset over, the color of a chat bubble isn't one of them.
this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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In a world where teenagers get made fun of for the color of their chat bubbles, it can be important for users.
Only they'll then get bullied for their "fake iphones" instead. Kids suck.
but its only a US problem,like.. who cares
Like the benefits of RCS to sms, there are advantages of using iMessage vs sms
Google can use rcs and does. Apple is purposefully being childish about it to make iMessage seem better.
The point is that you made it sound like there are 0 advantages than just bubble color. There are advantages to using iMessage on Android
Ofc they both have massive advantages to SMS, they were both built in the 21st century. SMS is over 30 years old at this point.
RCS vs iMessage however, RCS is a standard put out by GSMA, and iMessage is closed completely.
Someone did this in the past and of course Apple immediately shut them down. The only reason they wouldn’t would be if they were under immense pressure from the FTC.
Right, Apple will never see this coming. 🙄
Nothing of substance. All gimmicks
The U.S is just a crazy country. Parents created this problem by buying their kids some overpriced hardware, and of course young, susceptible humans full hormones and incompletely developed brains, looking to discern themselves from millions of others, found a way to do so: exclusive features in their overpriced bubble --> chat colors suddenly matter.
But if you can pretend to belong and it's cheaper (?), way to go. I hope the EU forces Apple to make iMessage interopable like WhatsApp and other apps.
Isn't this kinda redundant now that Apple's gonna have RCS apparently?
I don't know if I'd call that "hacking", it's just making a third-party iMessage client for Android devices.
Why does the color of the chat bubble matter?
It matters because you can't have it.
It doesn't, but it means you can use a bunch of other features that aren't available by SMS.
Yeah, nobody cares about the color of a chat bubble, but iMessage's functionality (like replies, reactions, and large uploads) is very useful.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
That is the hard-to-believe plan from upstart phone manufacturer "Nothing," which says the new "Nothing Chats" will allow users to use "iMessage on Android" complete with a blue bubble sent to all their iPhone friends.
According to a Washington Post article with quotes from the CEOs of Nothing and Sunbird, Nothing will "start" rolling out "an early version" of Nothing Chats with iMessage compatibility on Friday.
Surely, any Android OEM offering "iMessage" support would immediately have the project shut down by Apple.
Sunbird has claimed to be able to send iMessages on Android for a long time, has missed its deadline for launch, and generally doesn't come off as a serious company.
Doesn't hacking into iMessage with a third-party client violate Apple's terms of service, possibly leading to an account ban?
Instead, the Sunbird people focused on how great it would be if the whole world could hold hands and share access to blue-colored chat bubbles.
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