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You can message 100% of all smartphone users, it magically delivers as SMS. Also supports group chats with regular SMS users. Also supports MMS with them. Gi
by Terretta 6y ago
You can message 100% of all smartphone users, it magically delivers as SMS. Also supports group chats with regular SMS users. Also supports MMS with them.
Given this pretty graceful degradation, what do you mean by not being able to message 85% of smartphone users?
- kumarharsh 6y agoI don't know about other countries, but in India at least, SMS's are generally paid and won't send if you don't have balance. While WhatsApp/Telegram messages are actually free if you have got data. And nowadays I get absolutely zero SMS's from people. All senders are now just bots and notification services.
- axaxs 6y agoEh, that's terrible UX for everyone involved. I'm more or less OK with the idea of Apple not developing for other platforms. However, they are actively hostile to anyone who has offered and tried to get interop working on other platforms, which is really a shame.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoYou really can call SMS a 'graceful degradation' while keeping a straight face? I call it intentionally crippling communication capabilities. Also, just say no to walled gardens.
- int_19h 6y agoHow about non-smartphone, non-Mac users? Every other messaging app I can think of has a desktop client (even if it's a crappy one that requires linking to your phone, like WhatsApp).