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Samsung Created a Bunch of Pro-Green Bubble GIFs to Get Back at iPhone Users Who Prefer Blue Chat Bubbles
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still searching. Can someone tell me how I can just send a picture from my iPhone to an Android friend and vise verse form message app. this shizztard is so childish.
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hey remember this? KISS? KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID
The truth is ... till now android never have a good own chat functionality like iMessage.
Google hang out never really cut the deal and Samsung Chat ..well just no one is using it .
Google hang out never really cut the deal and Samsung Chat ..well just no one is using it .
Yes it does, it's called WhatsApp.
If you mean Android doesn't have a pointless Android-only chat then I'm glad it doesn't, because that would be silly.
Why do you hate freedom?
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Hangouts used to have the potential to rival iMessage. Once Google started eviscerating it though...
Ironically, the only time Hangouts would send a high resolution (I don't dare say uncompressed) image was when it was sent from an iOS user. Google even applied it's soul-crushing, system-level image compression to it's own premier chat product.
Google already have a good platform to launch it all up via Gmail . I am pretty sure everyone have Gmail even the most hard cord apple fanboy will definitely have a Gmail . But for some reason not able to make it as a global usage for hangout.
Unless I'm missing something, I'd only ever seen chat within the webpage loaded on a computer, not mobile.
And, there's the little issue with el Goog reading everything that touches Gmail...
I think the problem is that there is no “perfect” chat app.
WhatsApp may be the most widely-used chat app in Asia, but that’s more because it had the first mover advantage, and it’s easier to join in an existing group than convince your social circle to switch platforms.
I use it every day, and WhatsApp is easily my least-liked chat app, not least because the desktop app sucks, and tablet support is practically non-existent.
In contrast, iMessage is supported on all my apple devices. I can even use Siri to dictate and send a message on my Apple Watch. However, not that many people around me use it (even those with iPhones turn it off), and it has this odd behaviour where messaging multiple users adds them all to a chat group, which is annoying.
My favourite chat app is telegram, but not many people use it. I have managed to migrate a small group of friends and colleagues on to it, but that’s as far as my influence goes.
As for other chat apps like skype, hangouts, viber, or snapchat, it’s too niche to catch on around me.
There is no perfect solution.
The iMessage "blue bubble" phenomenon illustrates hypergamy in modern dating. People often prefer iPhones (blue bubbles) over Androids (green bubbles), associating iPhones with higher social and economic status. This leads to ghosting or rejection based on phone type, reflecting how material status signals, like owning an iPhone, influence dating choices, which is a key aspect of hypergamy.
What a load of nonsense to spout to resurect a six year old thread.
So someone with an iPhone 8 has a higher social and economic status than someone with a Galaxy S25 Ultra?
How do you know the phone hasn't been purchased on finance and paid for via benefits etc?
The iPhone-as-status argument isn’t about specs but social perception.
Studies on consumer behavior show that iPhones, regardless of model, signal wealth or status due to branding and exclusivity.
In dating, some women prefer fellow iPhone users, reinforcing this as a social filter.
Financing or benefits don’t change how people subconsciously judge wealth and status.
Share some of these studies then. An iPhone does not signify wealth nor status and they are certainly not exclusive.
Certainly!
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An iPhone may not always signify extreme wealth, but multiple studies show it is perceived as a status symbol.
Research highlights that iPhone users are often seen as having higher social and economic status compared to Android users.
While iPhones are widely available, their social perception remains distinct.
Your personal opinion may counter mass market because you're a tech enthusiasts who know more than the regular Joe.
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How many dates has your iphone gotten you?
As 1 of many criteria I've turned down girl with green bubbles.
She had an "eat the rich" mentality.
I saw her lack of an iPhone as 1 of many indicators of how unsuitable she is to date.
So I paid for the sushi platter, drove her back in the BRZ to the flea market and ghosted her.
If you disagree with my personal decision then I am happy for you.
I live in a country where in 2 of 100 smartphone users are on a 0-6yo iPhone.
The rest are Androids that are mostly <$429 China brands.
I’m not sure all that is the flex you think it is.
Just shows you are shallow, especially considering the iPhone stats you put up above, sounds second or third world; an eat the rich stance among the populace seems legitimate.
Nobody cares that you drive the cheapest 2 door coupe on the market.
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