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?

  • Donebrach@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    Green texts are the worst mostly because (I’m convinced) apple has programmed Messages to intentionally lose them to make group texts with android users a nightmare to deal with, in an attempt at social pressure on android users to get an iPhone.

    They are wildly inconsistent in their delivery success. Often times texts will either never go through to some members of the group or go through at random times. Also sent videos are always horribly compressed. Obvious solution would be to use a third party messaging app but but convincing everyone to do that is usually a nonstarter.

    What it is though is green texts are just sms messages, which is the original text message protocol that uses cellular infrastructure to deliver the message. Blue texts are sent via the Messages app over the internet so they are likely just more reliable and quick to deliver.

        • evranch@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          SMS is far more reliable in rural conditions with marginal signal. Often I can’t make a call, but I can send and receive SMS. Fat chance I can get any data-driven messaging app to work. Also, with SMS I don’t have to worry about what the recipient is using - it always works.

        • aezart@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          What the hell is wrong with SMS?

          It’s the default way to send messages, and it’s unlimited on my plan.

        • f4te@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          that’s the point. green bubbles are sms, blue bubbles are imessage…

      • f4te@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        i think the point is that in iMessage you totally CAN send a video, hence why green bubbles aren’t popular…

    • hank_the_tank66@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I had this experience in a family chat with some iPhones and some Androids. The funny thing is, it seems to be the iPhones that will miss pictures/message rather than the Androids. I’m not sure how that would pressure me (Android user) to switch.