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Got it. I have another question. Say a new user opts in to receive a text notification over the phone but you don't know whether they're using iMessage, or an i
by davidajackson 7y ago
Got it. I have another question. Say a new user opts in to receive a text notification over the phone but you don't know whether they're using iMessage, or an iPhone for that matter. Can you try sending them an iMessage via your API as an attempt, and then handle failure (instead of "iMessage turned off", the case is: "not on an iPhone"... perhaps they're on Android, landline, etc). Also if so, does your API differentiate between the two cases?
And any commentary about privacy and how you all handle that would be great.
- probe 7y agoWe can tell whether the number is iMessage compatible (similar to how when you type in a new number to text on an iPhone you can tell whether it is iMessage compatible or not). So if it's not iMessage, we can send that number an SMS like normal. If they are iMessage, but for some reason delivery fails, we can also send an SMS as a backup. Happy to chat more on privacy depending on your use case and how you want to set it up!