The difference between SMS and iMessage doesn't really count in this context, since usage is largely transparent. Its the same app, and the same contact list.
They have completely different privacy and reliability expectations: SMS is ephemeral, unreliable, unencrypted and short; whereas iMessage is semi-persistent, reliable, end-to-end encrypted and long.
If only! My wife seems to juggle her friends between SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.
Sounds complicated. No wonder people in the US don't want to do that when texting is 100% free (with their phone plan) and universal.
Yeah I’m not installing an app to send a message. I get video and gifs and all sorts of whatever I need with iMessage.
Only android people fuss with third party apps because their phones can’t reasonably send messages by default.
6 replies →
The difference between SMS and iMessage doesn't really count in this context, since usage is largely transparent. Its the same app, and the same contact list.
They have completely different privacy and reliability expectations: SMS is ephemeral, unreliable, unencrypted and short; whereas iMessage is semi-persistent, reliable, end-to-end encrypted and long.