There are a ton of others out there as well and the list I provided didn’t even include other systems that aren’t single-app specific that are far more popular. Telegram is at the bottom and doesn’t offer any significant features that iMessage doesn’t have. Since these services aren’t compatible with each other, it’s desirable to remove the ones from the bottom (in terms of numbers of users).
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“releasing iMessage for Android would just be adding another one to the pile.” Just to be clear how small the bubble is you’re living in, worldwide, Telegram represents roughly 2% of users. You can like it all you want, but that’s not going to change that fact. The overwhelming majority of people in the US and in the world would find that’s not the case. Like I said before, you’re living in a bubble, a very small bubble if it meets your needs 99% of the time. There is no “regardless” here, the popularity *is the point*. I gave absolute comparison numbers and cited the source of the instant messaging services that are far more popular than Telegram. ” You just listed 10 Wi-Fi texting apps off the top of your head…” “Īnd the overwhelming majority of people in the US, and in the World won’t get your message because they don’t have the software. ” You chose your contact, type out your message, press send. The reason why it’s not is because it’s called Instant Messaging and it’s been around for a very long time. “So much so that it might as well be called texting.” No, it’s very different from texting, which makes it a deal breaker for many. IMessage would, and in many cases has, resolved this by falling back on SMS for non-users.įurther, iMessage already has hundreds of millions of users. Since it’s not a popular messaging app compared to the competition, one would still need many other messaging apps to communicate to others. “maybe even a waste of storage space switching to another app that does the exact same thing.” All of this is near transparent to the user, with the only indication being the color of the dialogue bubble (blue for iMessage, green for SMS). It goes through as a message if they have iMessage, and falls back on SMS if they don’t. You don’t need to think about what the recipient is using, you simply send a message. iMessage offers texting, both sending and receiving regardless of what the end user has. “From what I hear iMessage does pretty much the same thing”
From /faq: “You can write to people who are in your phone contacts and have Telegram.” Telegram use, across all platforms is very small. Then you must live in a very small bubble. “Even my friends who use iPhone use Telegram.”
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Telegram is part of the problem, not the solution. Why Apple wants to get into the unprofitable world of payments between friends – December 1, 2015Īpple is making a grab for Venmo’s P2P payments turf and might use iMessage to do it – November 13, 2015Īpple discussing mobile person-to-person payment service with major U.S. MacDailyNews Take: Such a move would be welcomed by those of us who have to communicate with those who’ve settled for a lesser, derivative platform and would love to finally be able to do so via Wi-Fi and without having to be subjected to those horrid green bubbles from the Hee Haw demographic.Īpple wants to let you make payments through Messages, Mail, Phone, and Calendar – December 31, 2015 As this is a single-sourced item, it’s been filed under “rumor.” The source notes that plans are constantly in flux leading up to Apple keynotes and the timing of the announcement could change, but that the iMessage instant messenger service would “definitely” be coming to Android this year.
The company released Apple Music for Android last November. In February, Eddie Cue announced that the number of iMessages sent surpassed 200,000 per second.Īpple is increasingly focused on services which means opening up certain avenues beyond its own iOS and OS X platforms, the source says, specifically noting reports of Apple adding person-to-person Apple Pay payments via Messages.
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Currently, iMessage is accessible through the Messages app on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later or on a Mac running OS X Mountain Lion or later. This will make it possible for Android and iOS users to communicate securely as iMessage features end-to-end encryption – even Apple cannot access users’ messages. Apple will announce that iMessage encrypted text messaging is coming to Android users at WWDC next Monday at WWDC 2016, according to a source familiar with the company’s thinking.
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