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All-in-One Chat App 'Beeper' Brings iMessage to Android and Windows Using Workaround
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You know, I still use it for XMPP. We have an internal Openfire chat server and Adium works like a charm.if you know, you know
Adium was a great time. Thanks for the fond recollection lolif you know, you know
LOL... a clean used 4S can be had for under $30. At $10 per month for a subscription, I think they'll be just fine.
The bigger question is can they survive with their business model when apps like AirMessage and BlueBubble exist for free.
Windows Phone wants it's awesome People Hub back...
Was such a great yet simple concept, instead of phone book, go to App A, then B, then C, Website X, Y, Z.
You go to the People Hub and there it is, no matter what service, even with Groups (Google+ says Hello), Rooms and all. Also had the option to publish something on multiple services at the same time if you wanted to.
What could have been, instead of the fragmented mess we have since.
Obviously technology and security has come a long way since, but that was almost 10 years ago
More here https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-basics-people-hub
Was such a great yet simple concept, instead of phone book, go to App A, then B, then C, Website X, Y, Z.
You go to the People Hub and there it is, no matter what service, even with Groups (Google+ says Hello), Rooms and all. Also had the option to publish something on multiple services at the same time if you wanted to.
What could have been, instead of the fragmented mess we have since.
Obviously technology and security has come a long way since, but that was almost 10 years ago
More here https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-basics-people-hub
Why? It literally ruins experience for Apple's own users too, having to rely on sms when communicating with non-Apple user.
Given how good iMessage is and how easy it is to integrate as an Android text message app it should be a no brainier. Apple would easily grab a big chunk of chat market share.
Android's chat bubbles is one attempt at it. But barely anyone has the latest version of Android so...
iMessage is borderline unethical. Apple should unlock this feature for Android and other platforms. It's a messaging app that can only message between iPhone and Mac users. Either that or adopt RCS. This is pure greed on Apple's part.
This is an example of a company controlling all segments (hardware, software, apps) and using that to punish consumers. How is this not anticompetitive.
This is an example of a company controlling all segments (hardware, software, apps) and using that to punish consumers. How is this not anticompetitive.
Regular SMS and MMS is still supported. Apple is simply offering their own messaging service in addition, like many other companies do. Not sure what would be even close to borderline unethical.
It doesn't ruin the experience for or my friends who use Android. For them to integrate into that App would require them to support RCS which they are not going to be doing. Somethings should remain exclusive to Apple only. But it's nice to know not everyone agrees which me and that is swell
That is a somewhat different question. Hopefully support for that will be added as carriers also start supporting it.
we know that the real reason Apple is taking time to support RCS is because it will take away many benefits that iMessage has over SMS/MMS. It would make people leave Apple's ecosystem faster. This is purely a greed based decision even though implementing RCS would only improve the experience for iPhone users.
Well, apple has had iMessage for a long time before anything related to RCS even came out. Many carriers haven't even implemented RCS either so far. If Apple put in a lot of time and effort into providing something rather good way before anything of that sort became available elsewhere why would they rush to jump onto something else before it's even fully rolled out and supported? Seems like something that would apply to pretty much anyone else in a similar situation.
Maybe ask apple to fix it( it's a PNG file but the file extension is PHP), works fine in chrome.
Tell that to the Android OEMs and carriers first.
I disabled RCS on my Android since text messages and OTPs ended up not going through. Google can do whatever workaround they want, but RCS won’t go anywhere until the carriers and OEMs are onboard.
The paradigm of iMessage is that the user doesn’t need another app other than the regular SMS app. Thus imo Apple should make an SMS app with iMessage support for Android since you can change the default SMS app on Android.