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It's the new RCS between Android and iPhone (if upgraded to iOS 18). This is what I was trying to explain earlier, as an Android user, using WhatsApp prior to these changes recently, allowed a similar experience in the past where you could send high quality pictures and videos, see read receipts, see live typing notifications, and even respond with emojis that you simply couldn't do with regular text.
Same and they are marked s as read now. But not all of my friends that use Android
Not all Android users use the stock Google Messages app for texting, and that's the only one where RCS is available at the moment. For example, I've used Textra forever, and I have the hardest time switching every time I try out Messages again. RCS functionality itself still isn't enough to get me to switch at this point. (I think I'd turn off a lot of options like read receipts anyway - do people actually like having the other person know you read their text and are just completely ignoring them? Lol)Same and they are marked s as read now. But not all of my friends that use Android
Huh, that’s an awkward way to do it, but it works. Thanks.
Other apps do it at the message, not the conversation.
with no sim , he can not make calls or texts
Day to day, the apps work better for bigger groups. I can mute threads, add/remove people without remaking the chat, pin a schedule, and search old files. Media stays clear, and I can reply from my laptop. For quick one to one, I still text because everyone has it. At work we send reminders and OTPs, and we use https://sms.to to route via SMS or WhatsApp/Viber from one place. The tracking and built in opt outs made me more comfortable using these apps outside work too.
What’s app is good if you are overseas.
I agree, seem to be pushing a lot of marketing and I don’t know why I would ever use it in lieu of normal texting.
still no response from anyone about shared NOTES ??What about GROUP SHARED NOTES ?
When we go on group vacation, I like to start a group Iphone shared Note.
This note could hold a rough Daily Agenda. it could mention some restaurants that we might eat at, or something like the different flights & times.
It's a great way to share the vacation planning load & also gives people an easy place to follow along so that they aren't 100% dependent on 1 person.
It's a good way to avoid argumentsor for people to know what to wear for tomorrow. ▶ "The info is in the Group Note"
And since things don't always go to plan, it is 100% editable by anyone with Read/Write Access........so anyone can move things around & everyone can get a notification & see the changes.
The above is great IF....everyone has an iphone.
What I've found is that if I try to add or share the Note with an Android user, the Android user only gets the info in static like text while the Iphone users can still make edits/updates.
Do any of the other apps mentioned in this thread also include the SHARED NOTE functionality ?
I do use WhatsApp...........and I don't think they include this (i wish that they did)
My main fantasy league communicates via a text group which I am left out of because I don't live in the US and they don't want to pay the international fees.
What happens when someone is on vacation or work travel outside the country?
That was actually the impetus for one of my groups to move away from text - one was traveling internationally so we jumped to Discord.
I don't think either were being used when we left (2007) although I generally go back n July/August and get my esim number added to the group for those 2-3 weeks
