Right, I never use iMessage or FaceTime, I just use Telegram. My wife uses Android, her siblings use Android, one of their partners uses Android, another partner uses iPhone, my nieces and nephews use a mix of phone platforms. iMessage is… okay. I mean, it’s the iPhone messaging app, so it has some nice features, but otherwise, it’s just texting, and texting is old. FaceTime (and FaceTime Audio) is good for when you’re on WiFi, and you can generate a link to people using Android phones.
But yeah, smartphones plateaued a long time ago and all the OEMs are just bullshitting their way through these keynotes trying to sell the new shiny. I mean, I have a 2024 iPhone 16 Pro Max, and I have a 2019 Galaxy S10. The S10 is still a great phone. It’s all busted up, but I have a case and a screen protector on it. It still works great. Battery isn’t great, but I could probably swap that for not much… assuming the battery can be sourced. Maybe a third party unit? I think only Apple really cares about stopping you from doing that. And the S10 still does a few things better than the 16PM, despite being 5 years older. Its camera isn’t as good, but Samsung was always behind Apple on the camera. That said, it’s more than passable. If I’m holding the S10 and I need a quick photo, the S10 is what I’ll take with. Only for video will I bother reaching for the iPhone, because nobody competes with Apple on video. But Apple can’t make a keyboard to save their lives.
I am assuming iOS arbitrarily limits comically simple messenger features under the guise of a clearly false but superficially legitimate "We Care about your Security"clause.
So what’s that magical feature in iMessage? I am waiting for my mind to be blown. Is it attachments? Cuz you need iCloud for attachments (to send to the current version of PRISM that Apple worked with Trump on, just like last time).
Right, I never use iMessage or FaceTime, I just use Telegram. My wife uses Android, her siblings use Android, one of their partners uses Android, another partner uses iPhone, my nieces and nephews use a mix of phone platforms. iMessage is… okay. I mean, it’s the iPhone messaging app, so it has some nice features, but otherwise, it’s just texting, and texting is old. FaceTime (and FaceTime Audio) is good for when you’re on WiFi, and you can generate a link to people using Android phones.
But yeah, smartphones plateaued a long time ago and all the OEMs are just bullshitting their way through these keynotes trying to sell the new shiny. I mean, I have a 2024 iPhone 16 Pro Max, and I have a 2019 Galaxy S10. The S10 is still a great phone. It’s all busted up, but I have a case and a screen protector on it. It still works great. Battery isn’t great, but I could probably swap that for not much… assuming the battery can be sourced. Maybe a third party unit? I think only Apple really cares about stopping you from doing that. And the S10 still does a few things better than the 16PM, despite being 5 years older. Its camera isn’t as good, but Samsung was always behind Apple on the camera. That said, it’s more than passable. If I’m holding the S10 and I need a quick photo, the S10 is what I’ll take with. Only for video will I bother reaching for the iPhone, because nobody competes with Apple on video. But Apple can’t make a keyboard to save their lives.
I am assuming iOS arbitrarily limits comically simple messenger features under the guise of a clearly false but superficially legitimate "We Care about your Security"clause.
So what’s that magical feature in iMessage? I am waiting for my mind to be blown. Is it attachments? Cuz you need iCloud for attachments (to send to the current version of PRISM that Apple worked with Trump on, just like last time).