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?

  • shoomba@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4046·
    3 years ago

    If they don’t want to text you because you don’t have an iPhone they’re not friends you want to have.

  • habanhero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1539·
    3 years ago

    Yes, but it’s a feature, not a bug.

    It’s a super low investment and quick way to identify people you should avoid.

  • Lazylazycat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1391·
    3 years ago

    I think this must be a cultural thing because no one in the UK sends SMS messages. Everyone just uses WhatsApp or signal or telegram. I’m android and have literally never had anyone mention the colour of my bubble. I didn’t know this was a thing!

  • Switorik@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    1018·
    3 years ago

    I don’t understand the apple cult. I’ve tried their phones. I prefer Android phones.

    I have heard of some people who think non apple users are subpar, but those are the ones you want to avoid.

  • figaro@lemdro.idEnglish
    77·
    3 years ago

    If you live anywhere outside of the US, the question is irrelevant, because everyone uses whatsapp etc.

    Within the US, if you are over the age of 30, it probably doesn’t matter.

    if you are under the age of 30 AND in the US, I mean, if someone does judge you for it, you at least have a great way to filter shitty people out of your life lol.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 years ago

      I’m over 30 (in the US) and have an iPhone, but before I got my current job I was almost never reachable by phone, either out of service range or phone was dead, so I give out my google number so that messages and calls go to my email and get forwarded to my phone. So I make green bubbles from my iPhone.

      When people see me pull out my phone for the first time they get SO MAD. “WHY ARE YOUR BUBBLES GREEN?! YOU HAVE AN iPHONE!!” I don’t understand. I know I could reverse things so that my cell number forwards to my google number instead of the other way around, but it’s just not something I’ve ever gotten around to. Why you so mad bruh?

  • FxtrtTngoWhisky@lemmy.worldEnglish
    751·
    3 years ago

    If you think you’re better than me because you have an iPhone and I run an Android, I don’t want to talk to you anyway.

    People are so fucking petty and elitist over the dumbest fucking things.

  • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    73·
    3 years ago

    In some social circles, yes. Teenagers tend to cling into anything that could potentially be interpreted as a social status symbol or group identity - in the US, for some bizarre reason, people still use the default messaging app and SMS so iMessage and it’s “green vs blue bubble” design immediately fills this space. This can also show up in very shallow dating scenes, like someone using Tinder and just looking for a random hook up with a nice dinner beforehand - they could see the iPhone as a sign of wealth and available money to spend.

    But for most adults, living normal lives… I don’t think so. At least, never have been an issue with any of my friends, family members, academic peers, coworkers…

  • IverCoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    73·
    3 years ago

    If your “friends” make so much fuss over text bubbles, probably the best course of action is to find better friends.

  • cley_faye@lemmy.worldEnglish
    57·
    3 years ago

    You can have a preference, even a strong one. You can also discuss it with people. But shutting people out because of their phone? That’s a major personality red flag anyway.

  • angrymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56·
    3 years ago

    Let me guess, you are from the United States? Every time I heard about this is only from the US, never see anyone outside giving a single fuck about that.
    Also, do you really wanna be friend with someone that choose friendship by the phone their friend uses? Wtf

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    573·
    3 years ago

    Its only a dealbreaker if you are dealing with someone who is exceedingly vapid and worthless as a human being, and you should be grateful for it, because it lets you know real quick not to waste another ounce of effort on their dumb asses.

  • Froody@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6616·
    3 years ago

    People that buy Apple are some of the most superficial beings on this planet.

    Who gives a fuck about text bubbles?

    Find friends that aren’t so shallow.

  • bighi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    495·
    3 years ago

    This is so American…

    “Let me send an SMS, while I ride my horse to go to my bank and do other things that people used to do in 1870.”

    “Oh, their SMS color is different! I dislike people with a different color than me.”

  • neobunch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    442·
    3 years ago

    It’s bewildering to me how this continues to be an issue only in the US, the rest of the world figured out this problem around 2010, and I’m not kidding. It’s like you guys are still arguing about Beta vs VHS in 2023

    • orangeboats@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      3 years ago

      It’s so exclusive to the US that I didn’t even understand what OP was saying before reading the comment section for clues.

      Blue bubbles, green bubbles? Wtf is that and how is it related to Android/iOS.

      For reference, I live in South East Asia and use Android, but I have never heard my friends using iOS complain about some kinda bubble colour.

      • Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 years ago

        I live in the US and I had no idea what the OP was talking about. I am in the same boat as you with the blue vs green bubbles thing (but now I know thanks to the comments) and am also an android user. I was today years old when I found out I apparently send green bubbles to iPhones.

        • pazukaza@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          3 years ago

          Why are you guys texting? Don’t you have WhatsApp or Telegram?

          I haven’t sent an SMS since 2012. What is going on in the US?

            • pazukaza@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              3 years ago

              Don’t you guys get like an incredible amount of spam via SMS? It became kinda like email but worse.

              I can’t block the short numbers companies use to send SMS because they are usually using a third party SMS service. So, different companies can send messages that arrive with the same number. If I block an SMS ad, I might be also blocking an important SMS alert from my bank warning some security issue.

              • joel_feila@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                3 years ago

                really spam texts i don’t remember getting many of those. i do get auto text for things like deliveries and check deposits but not spam

          • Letstakealook@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            3 years ago

            I think US carriers moved primarily to “unlimited text” before smart phones were the standard. It’s just momentum and many people to l don’t have any reason to switch.

      • avatar@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        Can you ELI5? I’m reading the comments and still not comprehending what’s going on here.

        • orangeboats@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          3 years ago

          I think the SMS app on iPhone marks messages sent from an iPhone as blue, and the rest are marked as green.

          OP is saying that their iPhone-using friends judge people by the colour of messages. Which is idiotic and completely unheard of over here in my country.