Apple knows that the iMessage blue bubble is a huge barrier for people to transition to Android, and that’s why this service doesn’t appear on Google’s mobile OS. This is according to an email with testimony from Apple employees, including some senior executives, with the iPhone manufacturer as part of the Epic Games legal dispute indicted.
Epic claims that Apple is consciously trying to lock customers into the hardware ecosystem, and iMessage is one of the major services that support it. He cites comments made by Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddie Q, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi, and Apple colleague Phil Schiller to support her claims.
“No. 1 is the most difficult [reason] It is iMessages that leave the Apple Universe app. iMessage corresponds to a high level of locking. “In 2016, I put an unnamed former Apple employee in an email and urged Schiller to respond.” Moving iMessages to Android can do more damage than help. This email explains why. “
Android’s iMessage is simply [an] It was Federighi’s concern, according to the Epic Profile. Workarounds for using iMessage on Android have appeared over the years, but there is no way that is particularly suitable or reliable.
Citing Eddie Cue, according to Epic rankings, Apple decided not to develop iMessage for Android in 2013 after launching its messaging service with iOS 5 in 2011. Cue admits that Apple was “allowed to create a version of Android that works on iOS”. Until users of both systems can exchange messages seamlessly with each other. It is clear that such a version has not been developed.
In addition to iMessage, Epic cites a series of other Apple services that say they contribute to the installation. Specifically, this includes the FaceTime video chat service announced by Steve Jobs. It will be an open industry standard. I’m back from WWDC 2010. FaceTime was later released on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, but it’s not officially available on non-Apple devices.
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