Gamespawn
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But iMessage can talk to 100% of the population whereas WhatsApp can only talk to those that download and create an account.
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Switched to android from iOS, immediately miss imessage :(
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But iMessage can talk to 100% of the population whereas WhatsApp can only talk to those that download and create an account.
Earthanoid
Member
So... what is missing? My wife uses iMessage on her iPhone, I use the standard texting app on my Pixel. She sends me pics, videos, gifs and everything works except the occasional gibberish from emojis not matching. She receives all the pics, videos etc. I send her.
Is there something funny with the S8 messaging app or is there something else with iMessage that my wife isn't using?
Is combining sms into one app important? from other iphone users in this thread it seems rather annoying to have 'green bubbles' combined with imessage users. And I agree, which is part of the reason I didnt like hangouts.
And whatsapp doesnt really have an account creation process. Theres no username or password, just piggybacks off your phone number.
Uno Venova
Banned
It really is that important yes, having an inferior text conversation in the same app is still better than using separate apps for certain friends.
Go to any university, only way people make study groups.
To only have those two options is kinda sad though. Inferior or incomplete.
andrerobot
Member
Whatsapp rules, iMessage sucks!
Come at me, USA bros!
That Apple user edginess... classic!
Come at me, USA bros!
"WhatsApp" users desperately trying to convert iMessage users, and iMessage users response:
That Apple user edginess... classic!
Gamespawn
Member
I don't know if i'd say important, but extremely convenient compared to the alternative. I think a lot of the green bubble talk is more hyperbolic. I mean, the app is called Messages and iMessage is just a mode the app switches to if the recipient is an iPhone user. Most people don't really care.
Nah I'm at Ryerson, everyone uses Facebook group chat.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I downloaded WhatsApp last year to talk to one of my Steam friends. Had never heard of it before than and have never had anyone ask me to use it. Almost all of my friends and family use iOS devices. Owning an iPad and MacBook Pro make iMessage the superior choice for everyone I know.
Everlya_Apocryha
Banned
Today i learnt that US is a backward country that don't use WhatsApp or the metric system...
Why though..
Why though..
Gamespawn
Member
at my college, we either just text or use discord.
WhatsApp and FB Messenger.
Everyone in my family or friends with iPhone have both regardless. It is required in today's society. I hate them but need to use them.
As an iMessage user who downloaded WhatsApp today in preparation for my switch to android, I don't see what WhatsApp has over iMessage. Whatsapp does nothing better, as far as I can tell. It has far less features. I also could only connect with 5 people in my contact list right now, none of which I actually would text, while iMessage automatically can message anyone in my contacts list that has a phone number. And there is no setting up of an account needed with iMessage. As far as I'm concerned, Europeans are missing out if they aren't using iMessage. I'll be sad to lose it, as it was a great way to talk to both iPhone and android users.
Apples made a lot of terrible names, but iMessage really isnt one of them. It fits perfectly with the company, iPhone iMac iPod and iMessage. It lets you know instantly what it is, i = Apple, message = messaging app. Easy, makes sense, fits the language of the company.
MaulerX
Member
I use WhataApp and everyone I know uses it. The notion that nobody in the US uses it is total BS.
Time to get with the times, Messenger works with phone number registration no Facebook required now.
I like you.
Getting a garbled mess is pretty much the definition of it not working properly. Have you asked them what service they would usually use? There's a big chance that it's iPhone compatibile.
Fixed that for you.
TheCochese
Banned
I was in school for many, many years. WTF is a study group?
"WhatsApp" users desperately trying to convert iMessage users, and iMessage users response:
Yep, that is exactly what I gathered from this embarrassing, almost 10-page shitshow
Oh wait
e: ironically, it's an imessage user just a few posts above that's saying the "I feel bad for you" line lol
My cousin visited from Mexico yesterday and wanted to keep in funniest when me and my brother. She just assumed we had WhatsApp. I didn't much of it until seeing this thread, now it all makes sense. That's what all my cousins use in Mexico, so I assume it popular there as well.
I just assumed everyone with an iPhone used iMessage.
I just assumed everyone with an iPhone used iMessage.
Robot Pants
Member
I've seen a lot of dumb posts on this board but this might take the cake.
Edit: eh sorry maybe it's not super widespread anywhere besides the US. It's huge here
RaySpencer
Member
I'm in Canada too, and every single person uses WhatsApp. I hate it because it's ugly, but I still use it.
Maitiú;249397533 said:
It does nothing better? How about exist on all phones. That seems like a pretty important feature. If iMessage was on Android then it could be a discussion.
Some people still get charged for SMS messages though, and some people (younger kids) have tablets or older phones that don't have plans and can only use wifi. So it's not 100% of the population.
The point is that text messages are shit and nobody wants to receive them.
WhatsApp and other messaging applications provide the same experience that iMessage users love to everybody.
iMessage is stupider than using groups for Xbox Live or PlayStation because at least everyone can download the apps for those platforms.
But if I can send and receive texts, gifs, emojis, videos, whatever from Messages to an Android phone, then what am I missing?
Yup, same haha. I've very ocassionally used a still image which pretty much any messager supports, but it'll usually be months in between when I do that.
America is very much class and region segregated though. I only text with three or four Android users and each are affluent white men who only use Android to make a point that they're anti-Apple politically
I have moved to Seoul and I find that Kaokao or Line, which is the Japanese equivalent, is far superior. You can do shopping, payments, coupons, stickers and animations on that thing. Whatapp is quite simple in comparison.
Newtype-001
Member
iMessage :HyperLUL:
Use the Superior Whatsapp and Discord
Use the Superior Whatsapp and Discord
The reason Whatsapp is really big in other countries is because android has a higher number of users. Their handsets cover a range of price points vs iPhones that are really only top end unless you count their older phones.
Not everyone in other countries can afford to buy an iPhone. Whatsapp solves a lot of the problems because it puts iOS and android devices on an even playing field. It has a number of useful features, the only disappointing thing is it's really slow to update.
When I hear of people saying Whatsapp is ugly, i feel like they are really missing the point of the whole app. Yeah it's not as slick as iMessage or even Line, it's supposed to make it easy to chat between iOS and android users and in groups. I don't see why people in the US have to dismiss it so quickly.
Not everyone in other countries can afford to buy an iPhone. Whatsapp solves a lot of the problems because it puts iOS and android devices on an even playing field. It has a number of useful features, the only disappointing thing is it's really slow to update.
When I hear of people saying Whatsapp is ugly, i feel like they are really missing the point of the whole app. Yeah it's not as slick as iMessage or even Line, it's supposed to make it easy to chat between iOS and android users and in groups. I don't see why people in the US have to dismiss it so quickly.
I know, I used to have Line and still use Kakao on top of WhatsApp (I used to have a lot of Asian contacts).
While both deliver a superior experience to WhatsApp, the thing that will make WhatsApp better for me is its simplicity. I don't like my apps too bloated.
Its the reason why I was very skeptical when they basically introduced snapchat into the app a while ago, but I've come to terms with it.
Hydrargyrus
Member
Same here.
This function is killer for me. This is the main app to talk with my GF.
For everything else, I use whatsapp
paperboywriter
Member
Thank god I live in Europe and don't have to buy a overpriced phone to send messages to people
eyeball_kid
Member
It amazes me that anyone would trust the privacy and security of their private communications to a product they didn't even pay for. I would've thought Europeans would understand that distinction better than Americans.
gimmmick
Member
Half the people I normally communicate on a daily basis use an iPhone. Not sure how it is outside of the States, but a lot of people use iMessage.
Yeah in Europe WhatsApp is pretty much as essential as the phone app on any phone. Almost nobody uses SMS anymore. They're still slow (especially MMS), short, inconvenient and in a lot of cases very expensive.
And mostly because of costs WhatsApp took off. You could message anyone anytime without paying anything (as long as you've got data). The pricing for SMS largely hasn't changed and MMS are even more expensive. So it's no alternative.
And since not everyone uses iMessage it's the cheapest and fastest way to exchange text, pictures and videos.
clay_ghost
Member
Based on what I see, I message is not popular ourside of USA. It's a whatapp(ww) , we chat(china) , line(Japan/Taiwan/etc) , telegram(ww) , signal (WW) world outthere. As in, all of these apps have more users than IMessage from what I see.
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It's basically because US Is a Apple country I think.
BudokaiMR2
Member
Same in Japan. All bout my Gundam, Ultraman, and JoJo stickers yo
lol
You type in a message, tap send. That's it. That's what every messaging app does.
w1ck3dn1nj4
Member
Yup my contacts from the US uses whatsapp to communicate. Whats total BS imo is people who think imessage is indispensable compared to whatsapp. The only people who think so are those who do not have a wide circle of friends or contacts from around the world. Nobody outside of the US gives a shit about imessage. Fact is, their numbers pale in significance to whatsapps. Its so insignificant that if Apple were to ban Whatsapp and go exclusively imessage tomorrow, every single one iphone user I know of (outside the US perhaps) will drop iphones instantly in favour of android. The same cant be said if the hypotheticals in reverse for imessage.