iMessage for Android has been a hot topic in recent weeks, and for many, the topic is why Android users want it so much. Personally, I don’t. iMessage for Android is somehow the path of least resistance when it comes to using a decent messaging app with people.
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The conversation about iMessage for Android boils down to general preference. Since the iPhone is very popular, especially among younger users, iMessage is also very popular.And actually, I don’t think it’s because it’s an objective thing. good Messaging service.
iMessage is fine, but it’s highly overrated.
I’ve been using iMessage a lot with my iPhone 15 Pro, Beeper, and MacBook Air, so I’ve gotten used to how it all works. And the truth is, I always come back to the conclusion that it’s not doing anything special. iMessage has great features, including Apple Pay integration, a quick and easy way to share your location, and integration with third-party apps.
But other than that, iMessage feels very basic. It doesn’t do anything better than other messaging apps and lags far behind in other areas. In addition to the fact that you’re confined to Apple’s walled garden, iMessage limits emoji reactions (“tapbacks”) to one of six options, and those are good options. No. I still don’t understand why the double exclamation mark earned a spot among such an exclusive group, even though literally no emoticons are used.
If I had a choice, I’d prefer a more full-featured cross-platform messaging service. Telegram has been my go-to for a while now because of its fun reactions, great features for groups, and great multi-device support. WhatsApp is also very good and I find myself using it a lot as many of my friends happen to use it.
Still, I found myself trying to figure out how to keep iMessages on my Android phone. why?
For some reason, iMessage seems to have this hold over people. I don’t understand why so many people feel like the Messages app on their iPhone is the only app they can use, or why they feel so strongly about downloading another Messages app, but it does exist. I only use iMessage to talk to a few people. This is really just to make sure they get my message. Because the other platforms I’ve been using to communicate don’t seem to get the same attention.
I think it’s pretty obvious why people only want to use one messaging app. Back when SMS was the only option, you could just send a message and know that the other person would receive it.Well, you need to know where To use that number. That’s where I think Apple’s strategy is really working. iMessage is built on the idea that SMS is almost inevitable at this point, with iMessage acting as an upgrade and SMS acting as a fallback.
This is appealing in today’s landscape of messaging apps, but most apps on Android ignore it. Only Google Messages reflects Apple’s approach, with RCS acting as an upgrade and SMS acting as a fallback.
Many of these problems will be resolved when Apple introduces RCS to the iPhone next year, but in the meantime, reverse engineering iMessage and creating a client for Android somehow works. It is infuriating that we still live in a world where Some users don’t just force iPhone users to download another app, and somehow those same iPhone users don’t understand it. In a recent column, John Gruber said that if Android users want better cross-platform messaging, they should give their iPhone friends “WhatsApp or Signal or something,” as if that hadn’t been a problem all along. I asked if it would just ask me to download it. .
Some people decide not to use other messaging apps, regardless of how it affects others. Somehow, in their minds, spending the money and effort required to move their friend from their current phone to his iPhone is less important than the simple act of downloading a new messaging app. there is no.
A great example of this is this post I saw in a thread earlier this week:
Sorry, I never use WhatsApp or Telegram. I’m sorry if you don’t like my “Android” friend. I’m not going to have multiple messaging apps on my phone just to accommodate someone else’s preferences.
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Personally, I can’t imagine burdening someone like that.i don’t want I have 15 different messaging apps on my phone, but if someone wants to talk to me in another app, that’s fine.
If both Android and iOS users were willing to choose at least one cross-platform messaging app, it would go a long way toward preventing these conversations from existing in the first place.
The problem, of course, is that this is literally a US-only problem. Elsewhere in the world, people use messaging apps just fine. WhatsApp is very popular all over the world, and each region has its own popular app. But the point is that the only place where people seem to be against this idea is in the United States. The reasons for this are debatable, but the debate is exhausting at this point.
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