▲ 351 ▼ The Google messaging update looks bad. It reminded me I purchased textra a while ago. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by woodenskewer@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments They really didn't have to redesign a text box. Please stop reinventing the wheel. I don't need another pop up in my life.
[–] vala@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah SMS is used a lot in North America, especially in the US, and especially by older people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I believe it's due to North America making text messages free early on, while many other places charged for them. As a result, the culture of texting stuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, that's true. You don't want to know how many times I've messaged someone on an arguably better platform only for them to say, "I prefer text". It's annoying... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago I believe it's due to North America making text messages free early on, while many other places charged for them. As a result, the culture of texting stuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, that's true. You don't want to know how many times I've messaged someone on an arguably better platform only for them to say, "I prefer text". It's annoying... permalink fedilink source parent
