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“Nothing Chats, powered by Sunbird, allows you to directly message other phone users from your Nothing phone via blue bubbles.”

I don’t think this solves the problem, but it is a step in the right direction.

  • people_are_cute
    28•7 months ago

    How far would you go to conform for something as mundane as chat bubble colors? How soulless will your life have to be to demand something like this?

    • unalivejoyEnglish
      37•7 months ago

      It’s not about the bubbles. It’s the group chats, encryption, media size, and other rich chat features.

      • people_are_cute
        20•7 months ago

        All these features you get much better using actual E2E-encrypted chat apps like Signal or WhatsApp like the rest of the world.

        • Chahk
          3•7 months ago

          This is true.

          But also, 99% of the population is not technical enough to download such apps and use them. They will only use the default apps that came with their phone, whatever outdated protocol they happen to be utilizing. Why else do you think Facebook, for example, pays manufacturers to preload their crapware on new handsets? And even more to make it as difficult to remove as possible.

          • people_are_cute
            4•7 months ago

            WhatsApp does not come pre-installed on most phones (for some reason it often isn’t included even with Facebook’s crapware). It is still the de facto chat app in India, Brazil and dozens of other Asian, South American and European countries.

            • Chahk
              3•7 months ago

              As far as I know, SMS in India and Brazil is not free. This means that for majority of users switching to a data-based app is not so much as a choice, but a necessity. In the US texting via SMS has been free for several decades, so there’s no reason for people to look for an alternative.

              • people_are_cute
                3•7 months ago

                SMS has been free in India since 2016. Though one could say WhatsApp had already become dominant by then, so it stuck.

                • Chahk
                  2•7 months ago

                  Exactly. It has reached critical mass to a point where if you’re not on it, you’re basically not communicating.

                  Also, I remember that cross-carrier calling was an issue, which is why most people would need to use dual-SIM phones. Not sure if it’s the same for SMS.