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I'm referring to iMessage specifically causing tons of unnecessary problems when switching from an iPhone to an Android phone. This was over 5 years ago so I h
by slfnflctd 5y ago
I'm referring to iMessage specifically causing tons of unnecessary problems when switching from an iPhone to an Android phone. This was over 5 years ago so I have no idea what's fixed or isn't now, but I do still occasionally have problems when an iPhone user tries to message me as part of a group.
These were all intermittent: Messages were lost or delayed for very long periods (going both ways), groups were completely broken, I couldn't tell who was messaging me because they were assigned some random source number (which I think also happened both ways), and images were compressed to illegibility.
Some people I seemingly just couldn't text with at all.
Here is just one small thread of thousands about it:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6750172 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6750172 [Not the best example, but I'm having trouble tracking down the posts I remember browsing back when I made the switch.]
It was a complete mess, experienced by many users, and it was entirely Apple's fault.
- neetdeth 5y agoTerrible, considering how text-centric social relationships have become. Reply delays on the order of hours are considered to send a strong signal. "Double texting" is a faux pas. It pains me to think how many friendships and romantic relationships might have been crushed by this bug. Neither party will ever know why.
- threeseed 5y agoThat thread is from 8 years ago. And you're talking about issues from 5 years ago. I really don't understand why you think it's relevant today.
- slfnflctd 5y agoBecause the title of the article this thread is about is, "Eddy Cue wanted to bring iMessage to Android in 2013". Which is exactly what should have happened.