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651 points openchampagne | 1 comments | 04 Feb 25 16:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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maratc ◴[04 Feb 25 16:48 UTC] No.42934917[source]▶
It's always nice to see some first-party apps from Apple[0], but historically the "iPhone-only social networking" hasn't been very successful — iTunes Ping or Game Center haven't been a huge hit, while group messaging in iMessage has only gained some traction within the US and virtually non-existent almost everywhere else.

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[0] One can even say "first first-party party app" in this case :)

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Jeremy1026 ◴[04 Feb 25 16:51 UTC] No.42934980[source]▶
Fortunately you don't need everyone to be on iOS to reply. So you can send your Android using friends invited and they'll just get a weblink.
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Mindwipe ◴[04 Feb 25 16:54 UTC] No.42935051[source]▶
It still requires people to read a text message.

It may as well be delivered via carrier pigeon outside the US.

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1. pkamb ◴[05 Feb 25 05:41 UTC] No.42944310[source]▶
iMessage/SMS is just one of the many sending options in the share sheet. WhatsApp or whatever your country uses will be there too.