Any announcement that iMessage will be made available to Android users has caused quite a stir. From November 17th, this will be possible with the new Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing Chat apps This development raises questions about both user experience and privacy.
Nothing Chat thus far represents the first case of an Android brand offering a feature similar to Apple’s iMessage Exclusively reserved for Apple users There were differences in the chat display – blue for iMessage and green for SMS/MMS – often treated as one Social Distinctive Features between users. blue bubble Show that both the sender and recipient are using an iOS device, often with some caution Status or group membership Attached. Green bubbles, on the other hand, indicate messages about that Traditional SMS/MMS system was sent, if any The recipient is not an iOS device used
Clear security concerns
New Nothing Chat app for… A lot of attention In the tech community, but he has too raising some concerns. where is he from Sunbird, an unofficial iMessage client, and offers end-to-end encryption. However, you still need to register to use the service Sign in with your own Apple ID on devices that aren’t yours. YouTuber Marcus Brownlee explained that in a video Logging into a server farm using a Mac mini Apple may take steps to shut down the project due to security and privacy concerns. Sunbird’s service isn’t the only one on the market that offers iMessage functionality.
Available exclusively for Nothing Phone (2).
CEO Carl Pei explained nothing in a videoThe app allows private and group chats, typing index, sharing Full size media And will support voice notes. Features like read receipts, message responses and replies are expected to be added later. The app will support (2) RCS messages (SMS Successor) to the phone Available November 17 in US, UK and EU to remain The EU’s Digital Markets Act requires messenger services to be interoperable. Meta already seems to be preparing WhatsApp for multi-messenger support. iMessage is also affected by the Digital Markets Act, but so far there are no official plans from Apple in this regard.
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