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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by paganel on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:15PM (#33183387)
I find it strange how iMessage has become so important (for lack of a better word) in the States. I have had to use it for the last 2-3 months, as WhatsApp cannot be installed on my not-updated older iOS anymore, and I have to say that WhatsApp is way better at doing the messaging thing than iMessage.

Granted, I'm in my early 40s and I honestly didn't know that there were different "bubble colours" when using iMessage (depending on the phones that are part of the conversation, that is).

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by ghaff on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:28PM (#33183582)
Although in the States, most people don't use WhatsApp by default unless they regularly text overseas (which most don't). I have it installed but there is like one person who I very seldom use it with. Another person I use Facebook Messenger with. Work folks I often use Google Chat for. Everything else is SMS/iMessage and, as a non-teen, I absolutely don't care what color the bubble is (unless there's some cost implication for international texting).

Text messaging is free for the most part in the US--and most people don't care about encryption details--so it's natural to just use what's built in.

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