Why? What possible harm is it causing you to allow Android users to use iMessage? Or did you just say that because anything non Apple = bad.
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Apple Puts a Stop to Beeper Mini's iMessage for Android Feature
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It certainly wouldn’t be a good look for Apple to charge for something every other similar app for free. You tell me how much they should charge for a chat app. Maybe bundle it with Apple One?
I don’t know the solution, dude. But the fact is: Every viable scenario is in Apple’s hands. Apple is the only reason we’re having these dumb conversations. Only Apple can end it.
That’s the funniest thing of it all. The arrogance lmao
As IMessage's counts against your measly free 5GB of storage Apple are already generating revenue from many with additional monthly storage fee's
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It's implied that Telegram costs $84 million a month to run.
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And WhatsApp most certainly isn't free to run. Just because the parent company, Meta, has the resources to keep it afloat indefinitely doesn't mean they like the idea of it being a perennial loss leader.
Yes when blackberry was dead lmao.
Windows phone also had the ability to run android apps…when it was dead.
That’s Called a last ditch effort
I have not deleted well over 10’yeaes of messages lmao. The messages are not counting that much to my storage
Uh, that's some nice conspiracy over there. No actual evidence of such bold claim unfortunately. How shocking.
I never said those services are free to run.
I said that few additional users on already running service would not drive up costs of iMessage significantly.
Which you can do on countless of other cross platform apps.
Y’all are literally making a big deal out of nothing and still don’t have iMessage.
Meanwhile on iPhone….
Yeah but they were charging money for apples Product
On a subpar os that you are craving to use iOS features like iMessage.
It looks like the 'unauthenticated' ability to send iMessage described may have been the loophole/backdoor which permitted spams/malicious-content that have been swamping in over last few years. Great to have this loophole closed and hopefully less or no more spams/malicious iMessages.
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Thank you android users for giving me a laugh that I didn’t know I needed today.
I was in tears laughing when I read this.
I was in tears laughing when I read this.
Lmao again 10 plus years. Lots of pics and a lots of stupid high school group chats and even our work group chat.
So no.
“A few” = 3.6 billion Android users.
You think those apps don’t make money? Telegram and WhatsApp both have ads. Telegram also sells subscriptions. Do you want ads in iMessage? Or an iMessage subscription? Signal relies on donors; who knows how long that will be sustainable for.
Apple makes money from you buying their hardware. That’s why iMessage is free on Apple devices. If you’re using an Android device and have no Apple hardware, what incentive would Apple have to provide a free service? That makes absolutely no sense. Paying Apple customers would be subsidizing that.
I have. It ceased for awhile after spending 2-3 years of efforts to 'streamline' what gets installed on iPhones and what permissions those installed get (after Apple introduced app transparency and other finer control over app permissions) but started again in last 2 years (COVID-19) period. Much lesser/rarer than it used to but still getting 1 every now and then. Each one has been reported to our local authority which have launched a nation-wide fight against spams/scams that heavily involve malicious messages through various platforms (sms, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc).
Similar free apps have ads. You want ads in iMessage? I don’t.
iMessage is a benefit of buying an Apple device. Companies are allowed to have exclusive features on their platforms as a competitive differentiator. Google has plenty of Android-exclusive features. Where is the demand for them to bring all of them to their iOS apps?
Everyone demanded Apple support RCS because it has many of the features of iMessage. Now Apple is doing so, and the goalposts are moving to “Apple needs to support iMessage itself on Android.” I’m sure if that happens, there will be some other complaint and the goalposts will move again.
Apple is a business not a charity. They develop for Apple. They can choose to open source something just like any other business can. They shouldn't be forced to. If you or anyone likes something Apple makes. You should pay for it. If you don't, you don't pay for it and don't use it.
It would only be the best path for those that want this service for a non-Apple product. It would not be best for Apple to do so. RCS seems to be a happy middle ground. Hopefully they work to make it fully encrypted.
It's like buying a Play Station so you can play Spider-Man. Or an Xbox so you can play Halo.
Only if you use Messages in iCloud, which you don’t have to do. That’s your choice.
Yes and you can equally stay under the 5GB threshold too if you choose, however many do not so there is a mechanism for Apple to generate revenue from IMessage's already, is the point
As people have said over and over again, it is largely iOS users who choose to only use iMessage and nothing else. In the U.S.
Meanwhile on iPhone…I am typing this on my 15 Pro Max
. I also use a Pixel 8 Pro. Most of the people here supporting Android use both iOS and Android. I enjoy tech and both have their advantages and disadvantages. I call a spade a spade. Beeper was using Apple’s servers which costs money, which they shouldn’t profit from. Apple has a right to be pissed. Otherwise, it was a brilliant idea that I hope works out in the end. If they have to pay Apple a fee to connect I’d be all for it and would pay for the feature on Android. As I’m sure many other people would have no problem doing.
Because every Android user cares for reverse engineered iMessage, yes...
Say "I did not use WhatsApp" without saying it. WhatsApp does not have any ads. Yes, I'm using it as a primary messanger, so I would know that. Not a single ad. You don't know what you're talkinig about.
That's where I agree with you. But you know what?
I don't have problem with Apple blocking this thing after it really stresses their infrastructure. But cutting it off so quickly just speaks for itself. Walled garden is just so precious for Apple. They are so afraid to lost it. So funny.