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Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage (finance.yahoo.com)
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Pressure grows on Apple to open up iMessage::Samsung has joined Google’s campaign to force Apple to make iMessage RCS-compatible—but European regulators are more likely to get that job done.

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[–] machinin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I tried to use it a few months ago. It would not let me use it unless I gave it access to all my contacts' information. I denied the permission request and it wouldn't work.

How in the hell are you okay with that?

[–] AzureFrost@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the stock SMS app that comes with your phone also needs access to the contacts permissions, but is enabled by default, so the app doesn't even ask for it.

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

So in addition to that, why give the information to Facebook too?

Remember, Zuckerberg thinks people are dumbfucks for giving information to him.

Why do they go out of their way to disable the app if I deny access to contacts? Surely it would be less work to just add a couple of warnings telling me it may not work properly. But to disable the whole app? That is absolutely ridiculous.