iMessage Reactions Will No Longer Annoy Android Users Thanks to Emoji Change

[nfl46]

I'd like to see this happen in iMessage when in a group thread of mixed users. It'd be great to not see all the someone liked a comment or photo messages.

Apple be like…you have to wait for a full release for that. I just wish they could update their apps via App Store.

 

[Aftermath747]

The true solution is for people to stop buying Android devices. So simple…

 

[Minato1990]

Good
Help those peasants Apple

 

[Kosimo]

As a European in Europe it really amazes me to realize how many Americans actually still use SMS. We have all moved to Whatsapp, Telegram or similar apps. Nobody, literally NOBODY uses iMessage, SMS, etx.

SMS are basically used only for administrations, banks, or hospitals.

 

[Scottsoapbox]

Would be nice if iPhone users too could not have to see the "so and so liked [message content]" on non-iMessage threads.

The iMessage tactics to get us to convince green bubbles to switch are increasingly becoming pain points only for the blue bubbles.

 

[A Hobo]

Now if only 2 year old Android phones were able to get updates.

Tbh I was on my way to comment the same thing, even with your edit I still don’t expect 5 year old android phones to get close to the same support as iOS often brings to old iPhones.

 

[svish]

Welcome change for those on Android

 

[halfway2anywhere]

Good
Help those peasants Apple

Apple didn't do anything here except make privacy worse by not implementing RCS on iOS. Google fixed their mess by interpreting imessage reactions as emoji.

 

[hrMACnstuff]

This makes as much sense as a company who makes or breaks a company via ranking also selling services that might boast your ranking while constantly changing the criteria you must meet for higher ranking and all without being biased against you for anything that offends them.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

It's ridiculous that Apple hasn't done this for their own devices when using sms.

 

[rpmurray]

Let them eat ASCII.

The ASCII is a lie!

 

[coolfactor]

They're called "Tapbacks". You can see this in the Messages app on macOS.

 

[macdoktor]

Can anyone confirm if this is going to work in mixed platform threads with multiple recipients?

 

[CheesegraterMac]

How is it misleading? They aren't getting OS updates, ergo, android phones don't get updates.

They get OS updates, Major and Minor.
Until they go out of support period, this depends on manufacturer.

 

[BuffaloTF]

They get OS updates, Major and Minor.
Until they go out of support period, this depends on manufacturer.

Why are you replying to something from 3 months ago?

And, no. In the context that was given - that Androids NOT getting updates still get updates from the Play Store to the PlayServices API family, while true, still means Androids don’t get updates. They’re left to die after an average of 12 months. They’re throwaway devices.

 

[_Spinn_]

Would be nice if iPhone users too could not have to see the "so and so liked [message content]" on non-iMessage threads.

I'd like to see this happen in iMessage when in a group thread of mixed users. It'd be great to not see all the someone liked a comment or photo messages.

this happens on iphone as well if there is an android user in a group chat. super annoying

It's ridiculous that Apple hasn't done this for their own devices when using sms.

Looks like Apple is finally doing the same thing in iOS 16

iOS 16 fixes annoying reaction texts in “green bubble” message groups

Apple is hiding annoying SMS Tapback reactions in iOS 16.

www.theverge.com

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Looks like Apple is finally doing the same thing in iOS 16

iOS 16 fixes annoying reaction texts in “green bubble” message groups

Apple is hiding annoying SMS Tapback reactions in iOS 16.

www.theverge.com

Saw that and jumped for joy.