Of course you have control...just sign out of iMessage on any device that you don't want to receive your messages. 😕 And you only have to sign out once and uncheck your email's once. There's more work involved in signing up for a third party messaging solution.
Well, that problem is solely on your use case, not on Apple's implementation. Use the family library as it's intended and this isn't an issue. You choose to loan our your Apple ID, then yes, you have to deal with this. It would be no different if you let your father sign into his Android device with your Google ID.
Won't disagree with your here. I don't understand why Apple doesn't add the same notation as Google does. To clarify though, you don't have to 'scroll' through all the apps...there's a search bar at the top. 😉 But yes, does make it far less user friendly.
Sorry, I'll disagree here. How does a user without a phone number use Allo? And what if you'd like to receive those messages on multiple devices? Regarding Duo---it's not that simple as you have to then have your contact install the app, same as any other third party video calling solution, save for needing to set up a user ID. And again, what if you'd like to be able to make/take those calls on more than one device?
Agree, they work and neither platform is perfect. But Google's solutions are far from simple, seamless or ubiquitous. There's a reason why Google has had so many different solutions for these functionalities and none have taken root. And it's a huge lost opportunity, IMO.
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Seems like a Gear S2 or S3 would be your best option.
-Si
Of course you have control...just sign out of iMessage on any device that you don't want to receive your messages. 😕 And you only have to sign out once and uncheck your email's once. There's more work involved in signing up for a third party messaging solution.
Well, that problem is solely on your use case, not on Apple's implementation. Use the family library as it's intended and this isn't an issue. You choose to loan our your Apple ID, then yes, you have to deal with this. It would be no different if you let your father sign into his Android device with your Google ID.
Won't disagree with your here. I don't understand why Apple doesn't add the same notation as Google does. To clarify though, you don't have to 'scroll' through all the apps...there's a search bar at the top. 😉 But yes, does make it far less user friendly.
Sorry, I'll disagree here. How does a user without a phone number use Allo? And what if you'd like to receive those messages on multiple devices? Regarding Duo---it's not that simple as you have to then have your contact install the app, same as any other third party video calling solution, save for needing to set up a user ID. And again, what if you'd like to be able to make/take those calls on more than one device?
Agree, they work and neither platform is perfect. But Google's solutions are far from simple, seamless or ubiquitous. There's a reason why Google has had so many different solutions for these functionalities and none have taken root. And it's a huge lost opportunity, IMO.
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Seems like a Gear S2 or S3 would be your best option.
-Signing in, signing off, uncheckings emails, etc isn't any less work than installing Allo or Duo. They are dead simple.
-The loaning out of apple ID orginated before family library, and since my father is older, he still does it. I don't really care either way, and its not like its a HUGE amount of work...but its a point to make when comparing to Android.
-You are correct you can't send messages on allo if the user doesn't have a phone. While we are talking platforms, this is a phone centric forum, and smartphones are rather ubiquitous now. Allo can be used on an Android or iOS device, iMessage can't. Allo also appears to be coming to the web, which would then solve one of your problems.
-Google does have multiple solutions, but this is changing. Google has finally began to prune android (I think the maturity of Android and Google's amibitions with the Pixel line accouts for this) and the multiple solutions it offers. Hangouts is becoming a business-centric solution. Allo is coming to the web, and I imagine Duo will follow. I would not be surpised to see these two become the default solutions on Android, and I expect sms integration eventually. Once this happens, it will be, at least, an equivalent solution. I imagine it may be superior, because of cross platform support...but who knows.
-Once allo goes live on the web, I imagine it will be linked to user idea rather than device.
-You are correct on both accounts with the family library. There is a search bar, but its implementation is lacking.
What is comes down to is a difference in philosophy here. Apple has its integrated solutions, and you are integrated into these solutions by default. It is up to you to opt out on certain devices, etc. Google takes the opposite approach with Android, but the end result is similar.
