Cant say any of us in the UK will notice. Nor care.
The UK (and indeed, the ROTW) is not engulfed in iPhone worship like the US is, even less since last year's international price hikes which only Americans escaped. Because multi-platform is 100% essential we use Snapchat, WhatsApp, Messenger and Discord. I can't tell you the last time I used the messaging app or FaceTime because nearly everyone I know is on Android. I'm saying 'nearly': I actually can't name another person I know with an iPhone.
Can't say any of us in the UK will notice. Nor care.
For many years now, the UK (and indeed, the ROTW) has not been engulfed in iPhone worship like the US, even less since last year's international price hikes, which only Americans escaped. At least half the market is Android. So because multi-platform compatibility is 100% essential to us, we use apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp, Messenger and Discord. Most commonly, WhatsApp.
EDIT: What completely killed-off the default Messages app over here is the fact that sending multimedia (such as photos) to Android-users via Messages isn't included in the cost of our mobile plans, so we get charged separately for them like it's still 2006. Whereas WhatsApp and Messenger (etc) use the internet, so sending multimedia messages is essentially free, or more accurately, pre-paid.
Stats don't tell the real story for various reasons. But even if they represented reality, with a 47% chance you will be engaging with an Android user there is little point using iPhone-only communication tools.stats say something else for UK =)
edit: hmm, but if you check North Korea.... I'm not sure if these stats are accurate xD
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/iphone-market-share-by-country
Regarding UK government and what they want from Apple is quite funny: "Give us some backdoor or lower the security". lmao
That's actually just 'Apple Fanboi' fear-mongering rubbish.Whatsapp is completely not secure, I mean it’s run by the Zuck for Pete’s sakes
Can't say any of us in the UK will notice. Nor care.
For many years now, unlike the US, the UK (and indeed, the ROTW) has not been engulfed by iPhone worship. At least half the market is Android. So because multi-platform compatibility is 100% essential to us, we use apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp, Messenger and Discord.
(EDIT: What completely killed-off the default Messages app over here is the fact that using Messages to send multimedia (such as photos) to Android users isn't included in the cost of our mobile plans, so we get charged separately for them like it's still 2006. Whereas WhatsApp and Messenger (etc) use the internet, so sending multimedia messages is essentially free, or more accurately, pre-paid.)
That's actually just 'Apple Fanboi' fear-mongering rubbish.
iMessage and Facetime are dead in the UK for the reasons already stated: they are iPhone-only communications platforms, and even going by actual statistics, around half the people we would be messaging / video-calling are Android users. In reality that's probably closer to 60% outside of the 'work phone' market, where iPhones are still dominant (hence the skewed statistics).
Not sure what you're trying to prove with that, seeing your attempt to discredit WhatsApp's privacy policy was actually debunked within that same thread.
Not sure what you're trying to prove with that, seeing your attempt to discredit WhatsApp's privacy policy was actually debunked within that same thread.