> I can leave my phone away in my pocket all day and still message anyone I please. I would hate it any other way. Why don't people in the US want that? I have

> I can leave my phone away in my pocket all day and still message anyone I please. I would hate it any other way. Why don't people in the US want that? I have that already via Google Messages, and iMessage already has that as well. In the case of Google Messages, it's just a web app, you don't need to install it. You visit messages.google.com and scan a QR code from your phone and the devices are linked.