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From: "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Beeper Mini: Latest Android app to emulate iMessage protocol
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On 2023-12-11 09:19, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
> On 10. Dec 2023 at 13:22:31 CET, ""Carlos E. R."" <robin_listas@es.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> Yes, they do, when they want to communicate with Android users and can
>> not send photos or multimedia, unless they ditch iMessages and switch to
>> WhatsApp.
> 
> Sorry, you are missing something:
> 
> Telegram, Signal, Threema for instance.

Certainly, but we are talking of their native messaging tool that they 
are so happy about, imessages.

As I said, two reasons: in Europe, and probably most of the world except 
NA, MMS which is used to send photos to non Apple users is expensive or 
has been removed, it is not even available.

> 
> No WhatsApp over here and still happily communicating (and exchanging
> pictures) with lots of Androids :-)

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.