Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square331fedilinkarrow-up1599arrow-down139cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1560arrow-down1external-linkApple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage appwww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square331fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarejormaig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·11 months 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-down2·11 months 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-up1·11 months agoI have seen some iphone users use it with some other iphone users. But it’s very rare.
minus-squarelordxakio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoCurious, what are the most popular apps used?
minus-squareAkinzekeel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-211 months 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-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoAccording to this: WhatsApp FB Messenger Viber Telegram
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI use Telegram. To be notified by my selfhosted bots
minus-squaresndrtj@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIn the Netherlands: whatsapp. You can’t avoid whatsapp here. Telegram is used by a smaller fraction, but it got a bit of a bad rep during the pandemic due to primarily attracting anti-vax rioters.
minus-squareEggyhead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoIn Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE.
minus-squarepolle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoTIL iMessage is still a thing.
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).
WhatsApp
According to this:
I use Telegram.
To be notified by my selfhosted bots
In the Netherlands: whatsapp. You can’t avoid whatsapp here. Telegram is used by a smaller fraction, but it got a bit of a bad rep during the pandemic due to primarily attracting anti-vax rioters.
In Japan and a lot of Asia, most people use LINE.
TIL iMessage is still a thing.