• Parastie@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This is entirely a USA problem. No one in Europe uses iMessage as their primary messaging app.

    • TK420@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      And I refuse to use any Facebook products, so what’s app can fuck right off

      • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        True, a small minority uses iMessage but it’s so small, the EU didn’t even look twice at iMessage when assessing digital gatekeepers.

        • HactaiiMiju@lemmynsfw.com
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          11 months ago

          Everyone who has an iPhone uses iMessage as a main communication app. Nobody bothers to replace their default SMS client and literally all banks, institutions, 2FA and key communications rely on sms to work.

          The fact that most people seem to prefer to have their personal or business chats on WhatsApp is secondary to SMS and iMessage (on iPhone obviously).

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            11 months ago

            Everyone who has an iPhone uses iMessage as a main communication app. Nobody bothers to replace their default SMS client and literally all banks, institutions, 2FA and key communications rely on sms to work.

            Receiving a second factor is hardly communication. Nobody sends a thank you SMS back.

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            11 months ago

            Nobody in europe that has an iphone uses imsg as their primary anything. Because Europe is an android dominated market.

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            11 months ago

            Do you really want to know how dead iMessage is in Europe? I was on iPhone for 4 full years, with bunch of friends and colleagues with them as well. I never even knew that it was anything but SMS app - that no one uses. Everything is on other applications, and SMS is just for automated messages and like 5th backup communications method if nothing else is available

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        11 months ago

        In what country do you live? I live in Germany and not even iPhone users use iMessage.

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      11 months ago

      Not a problem for me lmao. No one I talk to uses apple products because we have self respect