As the rest of the world has proven, cross-platform messaging is achievable — even without RCS

I’m just sitting here frustrated because I’m wanting my family to move away from messaging me over SMS (they mainly use iOS), but they refuse to download any extra apps. But Google’s RCS really doesn’t look like a solution either since it mainly just seems to be a way of enforcing Android as an ecosystem, and they don’t even make RCS available for 3rd party apps to use either.

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
    6•9 months ago

    I’m just sitting here frustrated because I’m wanting my family to move away from messaging me over SMS (they mainly use iOS), but they refuse to download any extra apps.

    Weird family. Pretty much all my family and friends happily installed WhatsApp except for the odd ancient mad auntie and that’s probably for the best because it’d get racist quick.

    The main issue would be trying to wean them off WhatsApp onto another system (XMPP? Matrix?).

    • HidingCat
      4•9 months ago

      Hah, meanwhile, the younger ones use Telegram here because the weird old people are on WhatsApp and can’t stop sending boomer messages. xD

        • HidingCat
          7•9 months ago
          1. Do you like to send greetings and images like these on special days, or even just the mornings: https://www.asiaone.com/digital/have-some-boomer-friendly-hygiene-tips-share-family-group-chats-courtesy-lifebuoy
          2. Do you feel compelled to spread news on alarming incidents without verification? Especially related to health and safety? Like someone said that eating blueberries can lead to increased cancaer risk, so OMG my kids and their friends like blueberry muffins, I need to spread the word!
          3. Do you feel a need to report on anything that has happened to you, or people around you (especially bad things that happened to people around you)?

          If you answer yes to them, congrats, you’re a boomer!

          • BeboEnglish
            1•9 months ago

            I just ignore those who send such messages. Eventually they stop sending.