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Beeper vs Apple battle intensifies: Lawmakers demand DOJ investigation - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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US senators have urged the DOJ to probe Apple's alleged anti-competitive conduct against Beeper.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Apple is not stoping anyone from using them.

You can't change your default messenger on iOS, so they're not making it easy to stop using iMessage completely.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can turn off iMessage in settings and disable the phone number from messages. Then use whatever messaging service you want with the phone number.

Still not sure how it’s anti competitive to not allow others to use your own proprietary software when there are alternatives available, and they are not being restricted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

TIL, I did not think it was possible to use SMS with another app on iOS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I don't think you can use a different app for SMS on iOS. Messages only.

But u can disable iMessage functionality (iMessage is the network-based instant messenger component).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There’s a toggle to turn off iMessage, and the phone asks you when you set it up if you want to use iMessage or not.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But will you still receive SMS messages in the iMessage app? AFAIK, there's no way to move SMS to another app, like Whatsapp, and delete iMessage from the phone completely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You won't receive SMS in the "iMessage app". Messages is the iOS messaging app, it has the ability to send messages via SMS or iMessage.

If the iMessage service is enabled and the recipient has an iMessage address/account, it'll send the message via iMessage. Otherwise Messages falls back to sending a message via SMS.

I know, we don't usually make a distinction about Messages the app, and iMessage the service, and just say iMessage.