iHate the iLikes from my iFriends...

[Jim Williams]

Is there a way to not receive the texts from iPhones that look like they do in the picture? I mean, one person "loved" a reply that someone "liked". Really? I'm guessing it's some kind of emoji, but regardless I don't need to know.

 

[SpookDroid]

Unfortunately, nope. These are 'reactions' from iMessage, which show as such on iMessage but are sent in plain text via SMS. And if you hate them, get ready because a similar implementation is coming to Android soon(ish); at least on that you'll see the icon reactions instead of the text, but you will still see some version of the reply they reacted to.

 

[tube517]

Android/Google messages already has something similar except it uses emojis not the words.

 

[Jim Williams]

That's a real bummer. Does anyone truly want that? Genuinely curious.

 

[B. Diddy]

Basically making texting like posting on Facebook or similar.

 

[Morty2264]

Unfortunately, nope. These are 'reactions' from iMessage, which show as such on iMessage but are sent in plain text via SMS. And if you hate them, get ready because a similar implementation is coming to Android soon(ish); at least on that you'll see the icon reactions instead of the text, but you will still see some version of the reply they reacted to.

I did not know that was a thing... I'm not sure how I feel about that...

 

[Mooncatt]

I just want to say this should be nominated for best thread title of the year. Clever!

 

[Morty2264]

I just want to say this should be nominated for best thread title of the year. Clever!

It deserves an award!

 

[Ry]

Basically making texting like posting on Facebook or similar.

I mean, people already turned SMS into long form messages.

 

[anon(50597)]

Try Xanax.

 

[Morty2264]

I mean, people already turned SMS into long form messages.

Can you imagine, though, a high school girl texting her crush and telling him she likes them; and he does a reaction to her message?

It's kind of funny but also sad. It's "fad."

 

[Almeuit]

That's a real bummer. Does anyone truly want that? Genuinely curious.

I wouldn't say want or need. Is it okay though in an actual iMessage? Sometimes. My friends can thumbs up something to acknowledge.

But they could just respond as well so.. yeah same thing.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I did not know that was a thing... I'm not sure how I feel about that...

Here's an example.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Unfortunately, iMessage does not always play well with the SMS world.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Unfortunately, iMessage does not always play well with the SMS world.

It's another way of singling out those people without blue bubbles to make them feel inferior.

 

[Javier P]

It's another way of singling out those people without blue bubbles to make them feel inferior.

Pretty much and I think these annoying outcomes for non-apple users are kind of intended. Many people, specially teenagers, are very susceptible to feel this way and as a result they will probably sell more iPhones.

I can't understand why so many people considers iMessage as the best texting app. The first quality to be considered when discussing any texting app should be how universal it is and how many ugly results and lost features will people have depending on their personal device. This would put iMessage as one of the worst texting apps.

SMS are less and less used all around the world and most people have moved to IM apps, mostly because they are free(ish) and universal. I hope this trend catches up in places like the US when people still use SMS on a daily basis.

I guess that in a perfect world any iMessage user should be aware of the ugly results of using such a selective app and maybe try a different one, putting some pressure on Apple as a result. A good start could be non-Apple users explaining to their friends and relatives how annoying this is instead of feeling the pressure to switch platform.

 

[BergerKing]

It's another way of singling out those people without blue bubbles to make them feel inferior.

As I noted in another thread a day or so ago, Android and iPhone swim in different waters. There's not a lot of things that play well in both.

 

[Javier P]

As I noted in another thread a day or so ago, Android and iPhone swim in different waters. There's not a lot of things that play well in both.

I don't agree with this, in this case we are talking about texting apps, which is very specific. There are no so different waters if you consider texting or IM apps compatible with both platforms.

 

[Morty2264]

It's another way of singling out those people without blue bubbles to make them feel inferior.

It bothers me a lot! My brother has an iPhone and I wish I could iMessage with him and use Face Time (he lives in the States). It would be awesome if Apple's messaging app went cross-platform, but I doubt that is likely.

 

[BergerKing]

I don't agree with this, in this case we are talking about texting apps, which is very specific. There are no so different waters if you consider texting or IM apps compatible with both platforms.

OK, as far as that goes, I exaggerated a tad, apps should play together, but proprietary apps aren't always gonna do that well. The phone ecosystems are where there's the biggest difference, and while there are folks that go both ways, the majority of their users don't cross the barrier often.