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I think maybe your idea of “fine” differs from mine. It is a much worse experience than iMessage. 1. No threading is supported. If you reply, it duplicates the message being replied to. 2. “Tapbacks” (reactions) duplicate the message being reacted to with “so-and-so likes message … message” 3. Photos are reduced to a size that fits in MMS (very low quality) 4. Videos look like postage stamps 5. The chat cannot be ren…
We can disagree and still be friends. > 1. No threading is supported. If you reply, it duplicates the message being replied to. Threading (using "Reply") is not supported in mixed iMessage/SMS/MMS text chains. (I'm using iOS 16, so this may have been (unwisely) supported in earlier Message versions.) > 2. “Tapbacks” (reactions) duplicate the message being reacted to with “so-and-so likes message … message” You can no…
I think the point I want to stress is that when everyone uses iMessage, it’s as easy as texting, but just about as good as WhatsApp/etc. from a feature/user experience point of view.
Agree that we can be friends. Hopefully my comment wasn’t seen as adversarial. I just get annoyed when I see the green text bubbles, because people try to use iMessage features and it’s just bad. Non-techies don’t realize it’s different because it’s the same app, but then wonder why photos aren’t high resolution, or things don’t work as expected.