ellynu wrote at July 10, 2020, 10:00 PM

is imessage bad? or is it because you move between android and ios that it becomes a hassle?

and i haven't ever really messed with it because i guess i'm just used to it, but you can install keyboards from the app store, does that still keep the default one there or does it help your use case?

i like the earpods and mine are starting to fail ~~can i have yours~~

twovests wrote at July 11, 2020, 2:41 AM

iMessage itself isn't bad, but it's this rather nasty and insidious thing. People feel pressured to get iPhones for iMessage, so they can join group chats with their friends who also have it, leaving out those who don't. This is inherently tied with class, given how expensive iPhones are. I don't want to help cut these social lines just so Apple can line their pockets.

If they made it an open standard (like they said they would) then I'd be all for it.

Also my understanding is the default keyboard will keep come up for passwords and other forms. I'd rather get used to this keyboard and get fast in it than deal with an inconsistent UI.

Also maybe! I might end up selling or returning this so I'm keeping them for now just in case

ellynu wrote at July 11, 2020, 6:46 AM

that makes sense i remember hearing it was secure and that was a thing you brought up at the start so i wondered if that was a lie

twovests wrote at July 11, 2020, 1:57 PM

Tbh that's the best benefit of it! iMessage is pretty good for security (a huge step up from SMS).

ellynu wrote at July 10, 2020, 10:02 PM

also i hate they got rid of 3d touch because i actually liked it. force touch on a link and get a little popup with the image or text or whatever on it without leaving the page. although it is really inconsistent what things use it and where so i can see why its not a great ui feature

hollyhoppet wrote at July 11, 2020, 6:10 PM

yeah speaking as a third party ios app developer.... nobody wanted to make apps that used it lol so i'm not surprised it kinda flopped