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But he’s right. There’s no meaningful usage of it outside of America. WhatsApp is king everywhere else. Anecdotally more people I know use Signal than iMessage

by AJRF 4y ago

But he’s right. There’s no meaningful usage of it outside of America. WhatsApp is king everywhere else. Anecdotally more people I know use Signal than iMessage, including my non tech savvy sisters and friends. iMessage is too weird and Android too prevalent for anyone to consider using it where I am from (the U.K.)

dijit 4y ago
Sweden: all but two of my friend group have iPhones. Those two use Signal/Telegram. Not denying that there's a fair whatsapp penetration, but iPhones are quite popular and I have many iMessage groups that do not overlap in the membership.
- LtWorf 4y ago
  You are probably a urban/hipster with few blue collar immigrant friends.
  - dijit 4y ago
    And you are probably a space pineapple with a purple biscuit and seven toes. (this is how it sounds)
entropyie 4y ago
Anecdata: Ireland is a wealthy country and plenty of people have iPhones, but WhatsApp is pervasive. Especially for clubs, parent groups, family chats etc... My techie friends mostly use Signal but fallback to WhatsApp. If you contact a stranger to buy a second hand item for example, 99% chance you can WhatsApp them once you have the number. I don't anyone who uses iMessage primarily...