I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.

In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.

Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?

  • X1M@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    I’ve had an iPhone for a long time and I’ve never got a person sending me a SMS. All I get are automatic messages about deliveries and stuff. I guess iMessage is more a thing in the USA?

    • S_204@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      1 year ago

      Most of the world uses Android. The fetish for Apple is a pretty uniquely American thing.

      • BackStabbathEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        Not only that. There are plenty of iphones, but America is the one that uses SMS. Most countries use other apps, such as WhatsApp, Telegram and maybe stuff like Facebook Messenger (I mostly use WhatsApp and Telegram). I’ve never texted anyone using SMS except just to see if it works lol. But people in America primarily use SMS.

        • BURN@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          American here, never used any of those apps. Only use iMessage. Don’t see a point in giving my information to another 3rd party. WhatsApp/FB Messenger are incredibly insecure (and meta reads your data and will provide it when subpoena’s), telegram is questionably so.

          Plus nobody else over here uses them, so there’s no need.

          • BackStabbathEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Yeah, I know. Almost all other countries do though. I just don’t appreciate the fact that Android and iOS are not equal when it comes to messaging in US. It almost makes me think I’d have to buy an iPhone alongside my Android to have a good experience there. And that’s just dumb. But tbh I’m not thrilled about moving to US anyway and will hopefully never face that issue unless I go there for a master’s degree lol

        • Vipsu@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, I’ve never even heard of anyone using imessages here in Finland. It’s mostly Discord or Whatsapp like you said and then maybe Teams for work and Signal with those few more tech savy friends.