by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Messaging Apps, News, Survey Results
Google called out Apple earlier this week for taking advantage of “peer pressure” around iMessage. The company also called on Apple to switch from SMS as a fallback for Android users to the modern RCS messaging standard instead. That got us thinking just how many...
by dbadmin | Jan 13, 2022 | Apple, Google, Messaging Apps, News, Survey Results
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google criticized Apple this week for taking advantage of the “green bubble” phenomenon in iMessage, following a Wall Street Journal report on the iPhone’s dominance among teens in the US. The article also revealed how Apple’s...
by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2022 | Apple, Features, Google, Messaging Apps
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The ‘green bubble’ phenomenon is back in the headlines, following accusations that Apple leverages its iMessage platform to exert “peer pressure and bullying as a way to sell products.” A bold but increasingly...
by dbadmin | Jan 11, 2022 | Apple, Google, Messaging Apps, News
A Google executive has expanded on a solution to iMessage’s poor handling of Android users. Hiroshi Lockheimer says that Apple should implement RCS as a fallback option instead of SMS. Google called out Apple over the weekend for benefitting from “peer pressure” and...
by dbadmin | Jan 10, 2022 | Apple, Google, Messaging Apps, News
Credit: Gary Sims / Android Authority Google has criticized Apple’s iMessage lock-in strategy against Android devices. The comments come after the WSJ reported on the iPhone and iMessage dominance among US teens. The outlet also touched on the green bubble phenomenon...
by dbadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Messaging Apps, News, Telegram
Telegram has announced several handy features in its latest update. These features include making group/channel content private and deleting messages by date/date range. Telegram has a bunch of handy features that WhatsApp lacks, such as multi-device support that...
