Comment by 00deadbeef
2 years ago
> This creates a disdain for SMS, and anyone who uses it over iMessage. It is such a strong feeling, that having green messages makes you "uncool", especially in the younger crowd.
When iMessage was introduced it was at a time SMS and MMS incurred extra charges, or, at best, came out of a fixed monthly allowance.
Making the user aware of whether they were using SMS/MMS or iMessage was actually a technically important feature, not a way to shame Android users.
emphasis on "was". but we're much farther away from those times than we are to when sms more or less became unlimited on every major network.
Is there any reason to change the colours now?
Yes, because kids are literally getting bullied because of it.
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