>Nobody forces you to use iMessage. Use Snap, Whatsapp, Telegram, FB messenger, whatever. This isn't a case of fair play among competitors. iMessage, unlike th

>Nobody forces you to use iMessage. Use Snap, Whatsapp, Telegram, FB messenger, whatever. This isn't a case of fair play among competitors. iMessage, unlike the other options here, is baked-into the iOS SMS client, and it's not obvious to a non-technical use how to opt-out of using iMessage services. It's akin to if Android, as a default, inspected your contacts list and hijacked outgoing SMS messages for delivery via Hangouts.