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Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This reminds me of the blackberry ping days, everyone and their mom acting like a diva for having a sidekick blackberry just to use ping.

Those were better days financially.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

BBM was the jam back in the days before iPhone. If you wanted to be in on the group chats you needed a blackberry. In the last little bit they opened it up to more devices but the gig was up.

I still miss their icons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They were never popular over here outside of business users, I always liked the tiny red LED. Sure, I can make the flag on my iPhone blink on new messages, but it’s not the same

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes the light was the best. Some of the early android devices tried to carry on with this practice but screen time attention I suspect won the day

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

But Android phones still have multicolor notification led. In fact it blows my mind that iPhones don't, I wouldn't even consider a phone without it anymore.