Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up1519arrow-down139
arrow-up1480arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square294fedilink
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·1 year agoI mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules. Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS. And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
minus-squarejormaig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 year agoThey exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·1 year agoExactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
minus-squarelordxakio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCurious, what are the most popular apps used?
minus-squareAkinzekeel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoLiterally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
minus-squaremacrocephalic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives. With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAccording to this: WhatsApp FB Messenger Viber Telegram
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI use Telegram. To be notified by my selfhosted bots
minus-squareEggyhead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIn Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE.
minus-squarepolle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoTIL iMessage is still a thing.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.
I mean, even the EU already exempted iMessage from the new rules.
Because they already follow a standard. SMS and MMS.
And with them adopting RCS? There’s nothing they can force to open iMessage.
They exempted iMessage because it’s not big in Europe. If it were as big as in the US it would’ve fallen under the DMA.
Exactly I don’t know a single person in Europe who uses or cares about iMessages. This is in the US only.
I have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
Curious, what are the most popular apps used?
Literally everyone I know uses WhatsApp. It’s probably been over a decade since I last sent or received an actual SMS (except for 2FA codes).
I’d rather not use a meta application just to send an SMS. I have WhatsApp but it’s only for communication with overseas relatives.
With RCS I don’t see the appeal of WhatsApp
And that mindset is why iMessage is popular in the US /shrug
WhatsApp
According to this:
I use Telegram.
To be notified by my selfhosted bots
In Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE.
TIL iMessage is still a thing.
Tentatively exempted. The decision isn’t final.