I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.
In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.
Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?
Just in case you’re not joking - the blue bubbles in the iOS Messages app denote that the text was sent via iMessage, vs SMS which show up in green.
iMessages typically send over WiFi rather than cellular (but can do both) and offer extended functionality like read receipts, Tapback replies (think like a thumbs up or laugh), integration with FaceTime, Freeform, and other iOS features.
You tend to notice when people aren’t using iMessage around the holidays when mass texts to Android/iOS users include things like, “weariedfae laughed at lando55 laughed at joedonuts surprised at alansmithee’s message.”
Can people not change the color?
No. It matches the ui so I don’t see a point to either.
To make it less grating on the eyes. They specifically chose that color and text contrast to make non Imessages harsher on the eyes.
No they don’t. The color has been the same since the first iPhone.
Does anyone else despise tap back replies? It’s not even an Android/IPhone thing for me. It’s just the fact that it seems like the laziest form of communication ever. Anytime someone uses that I roll my eyes. Either you just wasted a microsecond of your time communicating something I don’t care about, or you used an emoji as an alternate form of communication and I am annoyed that you didn’t write me an actual reply.
I use them all the time as acknowledgment. Do you need a whole text knowing that I read the schedule for an outing later? Probably not. A Thumbs Up reply/tap is an easy way to communicate you read the message without needing to type a while unnecessary message.