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Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting” by phire on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @07:53PM (#32406239)
Some teens buy old and cheap iphones that aren't really useable.

And then they leave them plugged in at home and forward the messages to their Android device.

Just so that they show up as a blue bubble on their friends phones.

Re:“It’s time for Apple to fix texting” by ghaff on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @08:38PM (#32406559)
Status obsessions of teens should not be a serious consideration in how messaging communications work.