Apple is changing how Android affects iMessage, but not in the ways you want
- iMessage will handle Android users in group chats a bit differently in iOS 17.
- Unfortunately, the experience will get better for iPhone users, not Android users.
- It’s possible Apple has more changes in store for future iOS 17 beta rollouts.
In the United States, iMessage is a big deal. Rather than use WhatsApp or any of the countless other cross-platform messaging apps, US-based iPhone users are addicted to iMessage. This creates huge problems for Android users, whose “green bubbles” come in and ruin group chats and break iMessage features.
Google has gone on the offensive with this problem over the past two years. First, it started calling out Apple directly, imploring the company to adopt a cross-platform texting standard called RCS. Then, it started playing a bit dirtier by making certain features a one-way street. For example, Android users can now react to iMessage texts with an Emoji, but the iPhone user will not see it properly. Meanwhile, if an iPhone user reacts to an Android message with an Emoji, it comes through just fine on Android.
via Android Authority https://www.androidauthority.com
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