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Curious. In Europe, I never know if my friends are using Android or iPhone. My gf has iPhone and we never had any issue sharing pictures and videos- we both use

Curious. In Europe, I never know if my friends are using Android or iPhone. My gf has iPhone and we never had any issue sharing pictures and videos- we both use Whatsapp (never heard of iMessage outside of this absurd "green bubble" thing that happens in the US) and Google Photos.

_gabe_ 3y ago
Nobody I know in the US uses WhatsApp. This has been repeated ad nauseam in other comments. I don’t know why this is, but in the US people tend to use the default message apps on their phones to text each other. The only other app that I’ve seen used in several places is GroupMe, but that’s typically reserved for large groups (more than 10 people or so) that may include people you’re not friends with, but more acquaintances. So it’s been used for school classes, community groups, and things like that. Me and my friends don’t care about green vs blue bubbles or any of that garbage. We just want to be able to communicate over the paid cellular plan that we already have. What happens in Europe has no bearing on this. All I pointed out by my comment above is that this is a problem and there are people that would like a solution. And, not that this matters, I’m writing this on my iPhone. But, this is still an annoying problem to me because much of my family and some of my friends use android. Apple degrades my experience with family and friends for no technical reason. The only reason they do this, presumably, is to retain a large market share and promote some stupid “exclusivity” ideal that appeals to some people.
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- throw310822 3y ago
  > Nobody I know in the US uses WhatsApp > this is a problem and there are people that would like a solution The solution is literally downloading a free app and encouraging others to do the same. > this is still an annoying problem to me because much of my family and some of my friends use android Then why don't you start using Whatsapp with them? It's not like in Europe we were born with it, at some point someone told us "you are on Whatsapp, right? I'll message you there" and we downloaded the damn thing. Is it an internet connection issue? (In the sense that you need to always be able to fallback seamlessly to SMSes because the connection is spotty?)
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  - snowe2010 3y ago
    >The solution is literally downloading a free app and encouraging others to do the same. Absolutely not. I'll never touch whatsapp with a ten thousand foot pole. If you aren't tired of facebook ruining people's lives then I don't know what to tell you, but frankly most people who pay attention are sick of FB controlling the planet. How about instead, you use apps that don't sell your information to literally anyone who will give them a dollar? Like Apple's iMessage.
    - SpaceManNabs 3y ago
      This attitude is exactly what I was talking about! american iphone users just want others to be iphone users
      - snowe2010 3y ago
        I was making fun of you. That seems to have gone right over your head. Here, I'll put it in your perspective. Facebook users (you, a whatsapp user) just want others to use facebook (spyware).
        SpaceManNabs 3y ago
        Read the username. I am not the whatsapp user lol. Btw, Poe's law, and you are absolutely right about Europe lol. Thank you for making my point.
    - throw310822 3y ago
      > I'll never touch whatsapp with a ten thousand foot pole. Then use Signal.

_gabe_ 3y ago

Nobody I know in the US uses WhatsApp. This has been repeated ad nauseam in other comments. I don’t know why this is, but in the US people tend to use the default message apps on their phones to text each other. The only other app that I’ve seen used in several places is GroupMe, but that’s typically reserved for large groups (more than 10 people or so) that may include people you’re not friends with, but more acquaintances. So it’s been used for school classes, community groups, and things like that. Me and my friends don’t care about green vs blue bubbles or any of that garbage. We just want to be able to communicate over the paid cellular plan that we already have. What happens in Europe has no bearing on this. All I pointed out by my comment above is that this is a problem and there are people that would like a solution. And, not that this matters, I’m writing this on my iPhone. But, this is still an annoying problem to me because much of my family and some of my friends use android. Apple degrades my experience with family and friends for no technical reason. The only reason they do this, presumably, is to retain a large market share and promote some stupid “exclusivity” ideal that appeals to some people.

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throw310822 3y ago
> Nobody I know in the US uses WhatsApp > this is a problem and there are people that would like a solution The solution is literally downloading a free app and encouraging others to do the same. > this is still an annoying problem to me because much of my family and some of my friends use android Then why don't you start using Whatsapp with them? It's not like in Europe we were born with it, at some point someone told us "you are on Whatsapp, right? I'll message you there" and we downloaded the damn thing. Is it an internet connection issue? (In the sense that you need to always be able to fallback seamlessly to SMSes because the connection is spotty?)
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- snowe2010 3y ago
  >The solution is literally downloading a free app and encouraging others to do the same. Absolutely not. I'll never touch whatsapp with a ten thousand foot pole. If you aren't tired of facebook ruining people's lives then I don't know what to tell you, but frankly most people who pay attention are sick of FB controlling the planet. How about instead, you use apps that don't sell your information to literally anyone who will give them a dollar? Like Apple's iMessage.
  - SpaceManNabs 3y ago
    This attitude is exactly what I was talking about! american iphone users just want others to be iphone users
    - snowe2010 3y ago
      I was making fun of you. That seems to have gone right over your head. Here, I'll put it in your perspective. Facebook users (you, a whatsapp user) just want others to use facebook (spyware).
      - SpaceManNabs 3y ago
        Read the username. I am not the whatsapp user lol. Btw, Poe's law, and you are absolutely right about Europe lol. Thank you for making my point.
  - throw310822 3y ago
    > I'll never touch whatsapp with a ten thousand foot pole. Then use Signal.