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submitted 1 year ago by Hydrogen@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id

TL;DR: Apple dominates the US smartphone market, but EU regulations may offer Android a chance for resurgence by enforcing messaging interoperability and standardizing hardware features.

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[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Look at the iMessage saga; Apple insists on treating Android owners like second-class citizens in group texts. Android owners can’t enjoy many modern messaging features with iPhone owners, such as high-quality media sharing, read receipts, and more.

Are WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, and such blocked in the US? What's with that whining about iMessage?

[-] paintbucketholder@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Are WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, and such blocked in the US?

Of course they're not blocked.

People just default to the app that comes pre-installed with their phone and sits right there on the first screen, because it's marginally easier than picking a third party app in the App Store, installing it, and creating an account.

It's the exact same argument that Microsoft made when they bundled Internet Explorer with their OS.

[-] neocamel@lemmy.studio 1 points 1 year ago

It's not that I'm unable to install an app on my phone and learn how to use it, it's that I'm unable to convince every person I know to install that app, then teach them all how to use it.

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