WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app

Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by mrweasel on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:57AM (#25670456)

I think iMessage took off, because you don't realise it's not SMS. Open the Messages app, type a message, if there's an iDevice in the other end, BOOM, iMessage.

Where iMessage fails is when the device in the other end isn't an Apple device, or perhaps the contact previously used an iPhone, then fallback to SMS is troublesome.

Most of my familymembers will send an "SMS"... except it's via iMessage, but nobody knows or cares.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by 72deluxe on Thursday January 07, 2021 @09:53AM (#25671689)

I have this problem. I use an Android phone, but have a Mac and iPad. My mum has no idea how to send an SMS to me so will send me messages on iMessage that I don't see for weeks because I haven't used the iPad or Mac (been working on Windows for a while writing code).

Infuriating.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by e_proxus on Friday January 08, 2021 @12:23PM (#25687085)

I'm in the opposite situation. A friend has iMessage on the computer but just SMS on the phone. There's no way to force send an SMS on iOS anymore. All the guides I've found just mention the "Resend failed message as SMS" but messages never fail, they're just queued on the computer.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by 72deluxe on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:22AM (#25745384)

Oh so no way to explicitly send a SMS from iMessage on an iPhone now?

That'll explain why my mum can never ever get in touch with me.

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