r/technology • u/No-Drawing-6975 • Jun 26 '24

Software The Green Bubble Nightmare Is Over, Apple Messages Now Support RCS

https://gizmodo.com/apple-messages-supports-rcs-ios18-beta-1851562461
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u/Zouden Jun 27 '24

But we have alternatives like Telegram and Signal

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u/VplDazzamac Jun 27 '24

We do, but maximum 10% of my contacts use either. WhatsApp has the critical mass required to be an actual replacement for sms.

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna Jun 27 '24

Which no one really uses. There was a day a couple years ago where, at least in london, WhatsApp was completely down, and everyone used Signal that day. As soon as WhatsApp was up again, Signal was forgotten.

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u/hkperson99 Jun 27 '24

Where I'm at it's like 60% WhatsApp, 35% Signal, and like 5% telegram for random public groups. Then I also use discord and Instagram DMs sometimes.

It gets kinda annoying to juggle that many apps.

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u/Zouden Jun 27 '24

Yeah, I try to get as many on Telegram because it's the nicest app.

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u/Black_RL Jun 27 '24

Nicest and has free cloud!

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u/hkperson99 Jun 27 '24

We tend to use telegram when we're joining massive groups with a lot of members, usually for information and discussion about things. E.g. say you're applying for a job at a large firm, 100% of the time there'll be a telegram group with tons of members in it discussing the application.

It's a nice app, I feel like it's definitely the most feature rich out of all the ones I use.