“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.

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    1 year ago

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

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      1 year 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.