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9to5Google: iMessage for Android doesn't matter, just use good apps(9to5google.com)

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woelkchen@lemmy.world
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True, a small minority uses iMessage but it’s so small, the EU didn’t even look twice at iMessage when assessing digital gatekeepers.

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HactaiiMiju@lemmynsfw.com
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Everyone who has an iPhone uses iMessage as a main communication app. Nobody bothers to replace their default SMS client and literally all banks, institutions, 2FA and key communications rely on sms to work.

The fact that most people seem to prefer to have their personal or business chats on WhatsApp is secondary to SMS and iMessage (on iPhone obviously).

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woelkchen@lemmy.world
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Everyone who has an iPhone uses iMessage as a main communication app. Nobody bothers to replace their default SMS client and literally all banks, institutions, 2FA and key communications rely on sms to work.

Receiving a second factor is hardly communication. Nobody sends a thank you SMS back.

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Inktvip@lemmy.world
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Heck, I get 2fa WhatsApp messages these days.

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HactaiiMiju@lemmynsfw.com
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Except it is

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Primarily0617@kbin.social
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but SMS isn’t where “main communication” happens anymore

virtually all banks and institutions also send out letters via the postal service, but I wouldn’t say that was proof that “main communication” was typically delivered via envelope

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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Do you really want to know how dead iMessage is in Europe? I was on iPhone for 4 full years, with bunch of friends and colleagues with them as well. I never even knew that it was anything but SMS app - that no one uses. Everything is on other applications, and SMS is just for automated messages and like 5th backup communications method if nothing else is available

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gens@programming.dev
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Nobody in europe that has an iphone uses imsg as their primary anything. Because Europe is an android dominated market.

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HactaiiMiju@lemmynsfw.com
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“Nobody who drives a car does that. Because most people drive bikes.” Please go back to school and try again

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