Recent content by rob464890

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    Google Chat Question

    Thanks everyone. Unfortunately, as much as I really like this phone, it's become more of a hassle than anything else. Quite frankly, the major problem is the messaging. Everyone I know uses an iPhone and is using iMessage by default. (Although I was hoping to convince at least my wife to use...
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    Google Chat Question

    Thanks for the advice, but for me WhatsApp behaves the same way by compressing the images. I don't use FB Messenger so that's off the table. It's increasingly looking like I won't be able to replicate, or at least come close to the messaging capability of iMessage. It's a shame though...
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    Google Chat Question

    Thank you - I appreciate it.
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    Google Chat Question

    I am using Google Chat because the iPhone does not support RCS and everyone else I know in the known universe uses an iPhone with iMessage. I was hoping this would be a good alternative because it gives typing indicators and delivery receipts. I know it doesn't handle SMS, but that's ok with...
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    Google Chat Question

    No, I just want to know why Google Chat isn't working as advertised. Google photos is irrelevent.
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    Google Chat Question

    Hello, I recently switched from iPhone to Android with a Samsung S22 Ultra. I am trying to untangle myself from the Apple ecosystem and am looking for a chat alternative to iMessage. I found Google Chat which seems to allow up to 200 MB image size attachments (per google's website). However...