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?

  • carbotect@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Switching platforms to something more convenient for everyone makes sense.

    Breaking your friendship, because your friend does not use the same messaging solution as you seems like some weirdass reality tv tier plot line.

    That being said, even I as a filthy Android user can not imagine to ever use these “green bubble” SMS texts. If someone were to send me a SMS, I would rather call them and claim that these SMS/iMessage texts cost a lot of money to send and to receive with my data plan and make them change to some other messenger app.

    Signal, Discord, WhatsApp, fucking Yahoo Messenger, I do not care.

    I would even consider to get some AirMessage setup for this, just to avoid to ever being forced to send some goofy ass SMS.