FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web

#1

Post by jbredeche » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web
theverge.com

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#2

Post by jonny_eh » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

This is great, now do iMessage!

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#3

Post by Hamuko » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

But iMessages isn't, ensuring its continued irrelevance in countries that are not the United States of America.

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Post by durnygbur » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:07 PM UTC

Whichever videocall app which isn't from Facebook, Microsoft, or Google, I welcome.

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Post by bilal4hmed » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:07 PM UTC

Its only 1 way which means an Apple user can send a link to a non ios user to join in. I as an Android user cant do that.

Cross platform like whatsapp, duo or signal still win here

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Post by standardUser » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:09 PM UTC

I always use WhatsApp or Instagram for non-work video chatting. FaceTime is completely irrelevant unless you just happen to have your entire social circle using one company's hardware with no exceptions.

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Post by radicalbyte » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:09 PM UTC

As is, or will it be made good? The UX of the current version is poor on iPad / OSX. That was fine in the past - Skype was the only competition and that was horrible - but with Jitsi, Zoom and Discord killing it they've fallen miles behind.

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Post by alpb » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:09 PM UTC

I wonder with the screen sharing feature working on desktops as well and meeting links that can be created ahead of time (w/ Calendar support), would it threaten the market for small teams using Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, Google Meet etc.

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Post by strbean » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:10 PM UTC

Hamuko wrote: post #3

But iMessages isn't, ensuring its continued irrelevance in countries that are not the United States of America.

If iMessage is supported on Android, that means that Apple users can to communicate with ex-Apple users without messages getting randomly black-holed. How else is Apple supposed to punish those who leave their ecosystem?

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Post by Hamuko » Mon, Jun 07, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

strbean wrote: post #9

Hamuko wrote: post #3

But iMessages isn't, ensuring its continued irrelevance in countries that are not the United States of America.

If iMessage is supported on Android, that means that Apple users can to communicate with ex-Apple users without messages getting randomly black-holed. How else is Apple supposed to punish those who leave their ecosystem?

>How else is Apple supposed to punish those who leave their ecosystem?

Memoji support on Android.