Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone...
by blix on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:43PM
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I'm pretty certain that a lot more interaction occurs through phones than through jeans.
As an adult, some of my friends have asked to switch to an iphone so they could use imessage features in a group chat. It's not hard to imagine being left out of a group for this reason. I don't think I've met a girl in my age group who has anything other than a negative opinion of "Android Users." This stuff doesn't bother me, but I can see how it would upset kids.
Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone...
by TurkishPoptart on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:37PM
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I'm ignorant, but what are the features in group chats that Android people don't get? The heart/emoticon bubble things? I used to do group chats with my last Android phone, but now that I have iPhone...I just have too much anxiety to open these chats and respond, because I don't want to hear the notification sound buzz in triplicate over the next hour. I dislike my phone and using it so much that it's making me socially isolated.
Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone...
by blix on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @07:13PM
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Apparently adding a new member to a group text with an android user is a much less pleasant experience than if everyone is on imessage. I'm the android user causing problems so I dont really know the details :P But honestly that the guy singled out the "one android user" who was making his life difficult was disconerting to say the least.
I almost always have my phone on silent for that reason. I like to check my phone when I want to, not when it wants me to.
Is this similar to the "trauma" suffered by teens that wore Levi's Jeans that didn't have the Red Tab, back in the 80s and 90s? To compare a green text bubble to mental health issues is offensive.