I asked if people chose iPhone for the blue bubbles elsewhere a couple days ago, and while there was some good discourse on that post, the blue bubbles definitely also came up as a reason.
In my experience, when people find out my texts are green, they oftentimes would rather switch to a different platform altogether like Instagram or just not text at all.
Is this actually a deal-breaker in friendships out there?
What are blue and green bubbles, wtf?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
"On iPhones, green buttons and text bubbles indicate SMS-based communication; on all iOS devices, blue buttons and text bubbles indicate iMessage communication. "
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006037/apple-beeper-doj-investigation-imessage-letter-android
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38293082
https://lemmy.world/post/6593309
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
It means the rounded boxes used as backgrounds for messages on iOS devices. SMS messages have a green background, iMessages have a blue one.
And people care about that? That’s the weirdest elitism I’ve ever heard