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you message somebody, and they get the message. you don't have to think about what app you're using or what app they're using.
by notatoad 8y ago
you message somebody, and they get the message. you don't have to think about what app you're using or what app they're using.
- pas 8y agoAnd if you are somewhere where SMS is not free, you might get a hefty bill.
- crottypeter 8y agoAlso it's very hard to debug... A friend on iOS think he has sent you a (SMS) text message. You don't get it on your (non-apple) phone. You don't get it on your (non-apple) work computer. Three weeks later you log on to your iMac/mac-mini/whatever that you hardly ever use to find messages from whoever uses apple phones and has your email address on their contacts. It turns out that logging in to your desktop PC can link your AppleId (email address) to iMessage and start swallowing your text messages. You can only rectify this setting on an apple computer. (Yes, I know I'm an edge case but I will never see iMessage as a good thing, walled gardens can suck).
- aerique 8y agoNo, you're not an edge case. iMessage does indeed not "work automatic" if you're not fully into the Apple eco system.