As Ry said, it must be a regional thing! I know exact two people on this planet that use it by choice, and both don't regularly. One worked across Asia for Dell and the other visits family in Spain at least once a year. Many/most people there use it. While neither Apple or the USA represent the world, I can tell you for certain that iPhone users who don't need to message internationally use iMessage 100% of the time and never use anything else.
Excited for S10 but nervous to leave iMessage
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As Ry said, it must be a regional thing! I know exact two people on this planet that use it by choice, and both don't regularly. One worked across Asia for Dell and the other visits family in Spain at least once a year. Many/most people there use it. While neither Apple or the USA represent the world, I can tell you for certain that iPhone users who don't need to message internationally use iMessage 100% of the time and never use anything else.
Mike Dee
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Thanks for clarifying, I haven't experienced any issues and the process has been simplified a bit in Google photos. I have the best of both worlds since work forces iPhones on us. I'm good on either system.
Thanks chickweedblur! I had forgotten that was the process to send photos without iMessage. I do that all the time!
Despite the many enticing features of the S10, I will likely stick with Apple and get the XS.
Despite the many enticing features of the S10, I will likely stick with Apple and get the XS.
i know another benefit to imessage is when my GF goes out into farm country where no signal exists she’s still able to text over wifi or even facetime.. but i suppose whatsapp would achieve the same results..
either way i’m still trading in my note 8 for the 10+
either way i’m still trading in my note 8 for the 10+
sulla1965
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If I don't use Google Photos then I use FB Messenger. Most of my family and friends are on FB. I literally only text 2 people who are not on FB. Well, I text coworkers too.
Ya this makes sense. I mean I send a lot of video of golf swings and my teacher has iPhone.I will just ask that the swing videos are sent over FB Messaging. That should fix the issue ya?
Ugh...I am in the same boat. iMessage will be missed so much. I don't send many videos, but all of my family are iPhone users and the silly stuff you can do with iMessage is just great. The effects and stuff. There's just no replacement. I was using Google Messages and it got better with the introduction of being able to use a PC to send and receive. I really really hope Apple makes that a cross platform app.
Might be a workaround if you have mac computer, once you click tap install to see the requirements
I’ve used Textra on my old Galaxy S9 which is a really good and intuitive SMS thing that allows for group messaging. I have Verizon messages as well and can use that on my laptop.
iMessage is superior by the way. However, that one program probably doesn’t warrant you sticking around or going. I had Galaxy phone for years and they are nice too.
cckgz4
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I had this same fear when I took the leap with the note 9. I needed a device that would be able to keep up with my schedule and my iPhone just seemed to take longer to do things, even with all of that real estate on the plus variants at the time (no split screen like the iPad currently does, no multi-windows, etc.). But my friends love iMessage and I had about 3 or 4 active group chats. Once I started using the note, I slowly got over it. My "main" group text moved over to facebook messenger (I told them that they'd save space on their phones if we leave imessage LOL), and now that I use Google Messages, I can type to everyone from my computer
To add, I still have an iPad that works great......and I never use it. Like ever. I have my chromebook and my phone and I don't have the urge to use my iPad. I'll have to create a use for it like a remote for the house or an e-reader, but I say this to say you'll find a way to move on more than likely
To add, I still have an iPad that works great......and I never use it. Like ever. I have my chromebook and my phone and I don't have the urge to use my iPad. I'll have to create a use for it like a remote for the house or an e-reader, but I say this to say you'll find a way to move on more than likely
TheGeekNextDoor
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In our family, we have a GroupMe conversation setup. We post videos and photos in there because 2 of us are on android, and the other 3 are on iOS. Since I'm the one posting videos to the rest of the family, it is easy to force groupme. I am jealous of how amazingly simple it is to send and receive videos in iMessage, but both members have to be on iOS, or that video looks like crap on the other end.
My family has learned that photos are fine via MMS, but videos should be sent through groupme. I also do a lot of sharing of photos through google photos. Then I don't have to actually send them. They are always backed up there, and I just share via google photos and don't waste my bandwidth a second time.
Based on the percentages, you would think only half of your friends would have iPhones...you would be wrong. 90% of the people I know have iPhones. It is just too easy to use, and it doesn't change much from year to year. I hate that. I love that my android phone from Samsung is going to be different every few years with a newly designed interface...I love being able to change the launcher or messenger or pretty much any default app to whatever the heck I want. It's good to be android.
My family has learned that photos are fine via MMS, but videos should be sent through groupme. I also do a lot of sharing of photos through google photos. Then I don't have to actually send them. They are always backed up there, and I just share via google photos and don't waste my bandwidth a second time.
Based on the percentages, you would think only half of your friends would have iPhones...you would be wrong. 90% of the people I know have iPhones. It is just too easy to use, and it doesn't change much from year to year. I hate that. I love that my android phone from Samsung is going to be different every few years with a newly designed interface...I love being able to change the launcher or messenger or pretty much any default app to whatever the heck I want. It's good to be android.
Conversations like this always make me laugh. Staying with the iPhone ONLY because of iMessage, even though you came to the realization that the Android phone you want is far better in most ways, is just a crazy argument, and people should seek help. There are plenty of good shrinks out there. 
That being said. I always wonder why people flock to WhatsApp so much and no one really ever mentions Viber. When my friend moved to Brazil, we tried many chat programs and decided that Viber was the best of the bunch. The interface is nice, and the call and video quality are vastly better in Viber than in WhatsApp.
Personally I like Viber better, but when you read articles online which review different chat programs, they never seem to mention Viber for some reason. I always wondered why.
That being said. I always wonder why people flock to WhatsApp so much and no one really ever mentions Viber. When my friend moved to Brazil, we tried many chat programs and decided that Viber was the best of the bunch. The interface is nice, and the call and video quality are vastly better in Viber than in WhatsApp.
Personally I like Viber better, but when you read articles online which review different chat programs, they never seem to mention Viber for some reason. I always wondered why.
Conversations like this always make me laugh. Staying with the iPhone ONLY because of iMessage, even though you came to the realization that the Android phone you want is far better in most ways, is just a crazy argument, and people should seek help. There are plenty of good shrinks out there.
That being said. I always wonder why people flock to WhatsApp so much and no one really ever mentions Viber. When my friend moved to Brazil, we tried many chat programs and decided that Viber was the best of the bunch. The interface is nice, and the call and video quality are vastly better in Viber than in WhatsApp.
Personally I like Viber better, but when you read articles online which review different chat programs, they never seem to mention Viber for some reason. I always wondered why.
I think it's one of those cases where it's what they're used to and they don't want to try anything new.
Just like those people with Nova launcher when there are better launchers out there. They are stuck in their ways.
VidJunky
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Wow... I just read thru all this and really I'm kinda floored. Now I've never owned an iPhone so admittedly I'm bias but I've never had an issue sending it receiving photos or videos. With all the Google services you can send almost anything from almost any app. Somewhere in the comments in 50's someone starts professing their love for WhatsApp. I've never used it either so I went and looked at it and didn't see anything super special about it but I'm going to get it and try it see if there's anything to all this love. I'm just blown away by, one how many people think iMessage is the only good thing about iPhone, two that it's a setting enough love that it would hold you to a device and three how furious people on both sides get over messaging or any mention that, two things that do the same thing, might have some competition.
So I just wanted to chime in since I just got an S10+ coming from an iPhone XS.
I too am ok of those people kinda feeling left out with the whole iMessage thing and I wanted to share why.
My entire immediate family are ALL on iPhones including the folks add in about 95% of my immediate circle of friends.
This means that things like group messaging and direct messaging bring a sleeping of benefits such as:
- WiFi messaging
- Full resolution video
- Audio messages
- 3rd party App specific sharing
- Ability to handle group naming for all parties invited to the group
- Chat actions like being able to have multiple people in a group chat be able to thumbs up a single response from a group member
- utilize icloud which will auto group collections of video and or photos
- send money to a friend via apple pay
- share detailed web site links
- high speed transfer rates
- sharing large videos are sent in seconds not minutes
- create new contacts and FaceTime from chat
- keep image sharing history for the life of a chat thread eg: click on button and see every image a friend has shared with you for full the life of a chat
This is just a off the cuff list of the things you can do and it doesn't require anything other than the default app that tons of people already have on their phones, the sheer convenience of it makes it undeniable.
Whole what's app can do much of this it requires a 3rd party app to be installed, registered, configured etc etc and that can just get in the way seeing as iPhones just do it out of the box with no hassle.
There really is much more but you get the idea, I'm Android you get used to using different apps and workflows but apple does a good job of getting that out of the way and it just works.
I too am ok of those people kinda feeling left out with the whole iMessage thing and I wanted to share why.
My entire immediate family are ALL on iPhones including the folks add in about 95% of my immediate circle of friends.
This means that things like group messaging and direct messaging bring a sleeping of benefits such as:
- WiFi messaging
- Full resolution video
- Audio messages
- 3rd party App specific sharing
- Ability to handle group naming for all parties invited to the group
- Chat actions like being able to have multiple people in a group chat be able to thumbs up a single response from a group member
- utilize icloud which will auto group collections of video and or photos
- send money to a friend via apple pay
- share detailed web site links
- high speed transfer rates
- sharing large videos are sent in seconds not minutes
- create new contacts and FaceTime from chat
- keep image sharing history for the life of a chat thread eg: click on button and see every image a friend has shared with you for full the life of a chat
This is just a off the cuff list of the things you can do and it doesn't require anything other than the default app that tons of people already have on their phones, the sheer convenience of it makes it undeniable.
Whole what's app can do much of this it requires a 3rd party app to be installed, registered, configured etc etc and that can just get in the way seeing as iPhones just do it out of the box with no hassle.
There really is much more but you get the idea, I'm Android you get used to using different apps and workflows but apple does a good job of getting that out of the way and it just works.
Yes we all get that what's app does most of this but as silly as this sounds having to ask every one you regularly text with install it and register an account and then use said app just for you is an annoyance considering for every one else all those things just happen.
So you are essentially asking your friends to now need to use iMessage for like 99% if their texting and then use a. Third party app for you.
Outside of the United States what's app is huge but in the states it's no where near as used .
So you are essentially asking your friends to now need to use iMessage for like 99% if their texting and then use a. Third party app for you.
Outside of the United States what's app is huge but in the states it's no where near as used .
GrooveRite
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They don't have to use it daily. They just simply have to have it installed so when others who DON'T have imessage, can get in touch with them. Its very simple but Apple users are a whole different breed of individuals.
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