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I am an Apple user. I've owned more iPhones and MacBooks than I can remember. I am the one who foots the bill for iMessage and APNS. I want to be able to mess
by hamandcheese 3y ago
I am an Apple user. I've owned more iPhones and MacBooks than I can remember.
I am the one who foots the bill for iMessage and APNS.
I want to be able to message my friends with Androids with the same ease as I do my friends with iPhones.
I also would like to be able to access my messages when I run Asahi Linux on my MacBook.
- dotBen 3y agoUse Signal. Get your friends to do so. What you are describing is a multi-platform ecosystem so don't rely on one of the platform vendors to enable something for everyone else.
- greentea23 3y agoOr better, use matrix/element if you can (the backbone technology of Beeper). It's an open protocol not beholden to one central server (Signal/WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord) that could go out of business, get bought, or change their usage policy at any time.
- enragedcacti 3y agoYep, its really a lose-lose for everyone except Apple. Apple could even release a client that doesn't allow Android<->Android iMessage and I doubt many Android users would care. Personally, I just want a decent messaging experience and I would be willing to jump through the extra hoop of downloading another app even if my iPhone using contacts aren't willing to.