Google takes its message of unity and healing to Apple…the Big Apple
RCS is similar to Apple’s iMessage and here’s the thing. If someone not using RCS joins a group chat, all of these wonderful features disappear and the text bubble for the entire group turns from blue to green. Sound familiar? Yes, it is the same thing that affects iOS users when an Android user joins an otherwise all-iOS group chat. The difference is that Android users don’t go apeshit when an iOS user joins what has been an all-Android chat.
Google takes its RCS pressure campaign to the Big Apple. image credit 9to5Google
As you know, iPhone users have been quick to bully Android users who join a chat made up of only iPhone users since it forces the latter to use old school SMS and MMS to communicate and drops all of the modern conveniences offered with iMessage. Ah, the horror of it all. The iPhone users will even make comments attacking the parents of an Android user for not having enough money to buy their kids an iPhone. Did it ever occur to these bullies that someone just might prefer an Android phone over an iPhone as many find iOS to be boring?
Android: hey Apple, it’s Android.
Android: you really have to fix your texting problems.
Android: do it for your fans!
Android: (posts a photo of a man and woman)
Android: that’s a photo of your fans btw.
Apple starts to reply as we see a green typing indicator.
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