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A comment on Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Parent comment

Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by michaelt on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @07:50AM (#41499813)
Apps like Whatsapp provide (a) groups, (b) picture messages, (c) end-to-end encryption, (d) very low spam rate and (e) free messaging, even internationally.

So there's often motivation to install your country's dominant messaging app beyond just the cost of SMS.

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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by mattnewton on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @10:54PM (#41507622)
it’s a very real friction to install a third party app and ensure the people you want to talk to install it too, when all you really want to do is send short texts and images.
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