News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why Apple’s iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble. Parent comment

Re:Why Apple’s iMessage is winning: teens dread the green te... by dagmx on Saturday January 08, 2022 @08:26PM (#29858799)
It's not an Apple thing, it's a carrier thing. MMS (green) data sizes are controlled by the carrier. WhatsApp doesn't use MMS and is a closed protocol.

iMessage (blue) sent messages are similarly a closed protocol and unencumbered by the carrier.

[ Parent | on HN ]

There are no comments on this comment yet.