Darnell (One)

Ian BrownThe European Commission needs to do *better* than this on designating <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NIICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIICS</a>. Same reason apparently <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gmail</a> has not been designated under the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DMA</a> (which is *not* competition law; but gmail market share is a serious sign something is wrong in market fairness and contestability). And then of course there is the infamous EC acceptance of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a>’s rebuttal of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iMessage</a> designation 🤬 /cc <a href="https://techpolicy.social/@mnot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mnot</a> From: <a href="https://mamot.fr/@nemobis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nemobis</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/@nemobis/114148782940953560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mamot.fr/@nemobis/114148782940953560</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:I know <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WhatsApp</a> is popular amongst Americans 🇺🇸 who travel outside of the country, but I doubt <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Meta</a> will replace <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> in the <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UnitedStates</a> 🇺🇸 in the near future. <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> has already lost to <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> Messenger in <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#America</a> 🇺🇸, so in a sense <a href="https://threads.net/@zuck/" class="u-url mention">@zuck</a> has already won. 👉🏾 WhatsApp Reveals Biggest iPhone Update For 2024—It's Impossible To Beat <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/05/04/whatsapps-surprise-new-update-iphone-15-pro-max-iphone-16-pro-max/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/05/04/whatsapps-surprise-new-update-iphone-15-pro-max-iphone-16-pro-max/</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:A happy ending for the company who annoyed <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> users everywhere.As far as a universal messaging system goes, this has been attempted numerous times with little success. I can see <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Beeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Beeper</a> complimenting <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WordPress</a> sites, but I do not see them creating a universal standard for sending messages.But do we need a universal messaging system when we have email‽ 👉🏾 WordPress․com owner acquires Beeper, the app that briefly brought iMessage to Android <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-beeper-acqusition-imessage/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-beeper-acqusition-imessage/</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:News is finally reporting on the national outage primarily affecting AT&T customers (myself included), which is bad as many businesses use AT&T as they are a reliable GSM carrier (at least until today).👉🏾 AT&T customers report a massive outage. Verizon and T-Mobile are also down for some <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/tech/att-cell-service-outage/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/tech/att-cell-service-outage/index.html</a>Let’s just say I am glad I am off work today & that I am using <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/FaceTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FaceTime</a> for most of the day! 😂🤣My friends & family on <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Android</a> need to email me or send me a <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a>! 🙃

Darnell Clayton :verified:I am glad that <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> is making <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> more secure, but we really do need secure SMS messaging that will work across all devices.👉🏾 iMessage gets a major makeover that puts it on equal footing with Signal | Ars Technica <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/imessage-gets-a-major-makeover-that-puts-it-on-equal-footing-with-signal/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/02/imessage-gets-a-major-makeover-that-puts-it-on-equal-footing-with-signal/</a>In unrelated news, I am glad that <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Signal</a> is finally embracing usernames: <a href="https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/</a>I am currently using <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> (secure chat mode) as my non-iMessage alternative, but I will give Signal a second look.

Darnell Clayton :verified:This is a waste of tax payers money & the <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FCC</a> would lose in court.<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Beeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Beeper</a> was a security risk, & I am glad <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> cut them off (I receive enough SMS spam already & very few from <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a>).👉🏾 FCC commissioner pushes to investigate Apple’s decision to block Beeper Mini | TechCrunch <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/12/fcc-commissioner-pushes-to-investigate-apples-decision-to-block-beeper-mini/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/12/fcc-commissioner-pushes-to-investigate-apples-decision-to-block-beeper-mini/</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:This is the final nail in the coffin ⚰️ for <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Beeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Beeper</a> app’s <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> workaround on <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Android</a>.<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> is now going after MacBooks using the workaround & marking them as spam. 👉🏾 Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely | TechCrunch <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/16/beeper-users-say-apple-is-now-blocking-their-macs-from-using-imessage-entirely/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/16/beeper-users-say-apple-is-now-blocking-their-macs-from-using-imessage-entirely/</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:I believe <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> will legally win this fight as <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> is their proprietary platform & software. I am surprised Apple is not suing <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Beeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Beeper</a> though. 👉🏾 US lawmakers push DOJ to investigate Apple following Beeper shutdowns - The Verge <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006037/apple-beeper-doj-investigation-imessage-letter-android" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006037/apple-beeper-doj-investigation-imessage-letter-android</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:There is more to <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> than messages (there are games, utility, effects & business apps that have seamless integrationwith iMessage) so I doubt many <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iPhone</a> users will switch to <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Android</a> due to <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RCS</a>.<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> understands this as well, which is why they are willing to accept RCS as a “backup” messaging service. 👉🏾 Apple just made it easier to switch from iPhone to Android — why RCS is a big deal <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/features/apple-just-made-it-easier-to-switch-from-iphone-to-android-why-rcs-is-a-big-deal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.tomsguide.com/features/apple-just-made-it-easier-to-switch-from-iphone-to-android-why-rcs-is-a-big-deal</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:I know <a href="https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention">@EU_Commission</a> is trying to create a level playing field, but what if <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a>, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Google</a> simply decided to avoid doing business within the <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EuropeanUnion</a> 🇪🇺‽ (as far as “core” services go)I believe Apple will comply regarding browsers, but I do not see them compromising regarding <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a>.If iMessage exits Europe, my usage of <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> will skyrocket! 👉🏾 iMessage and Bing have dodged strict DMA rules, for now - The Verge <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861030/imessage-bing-european-union-commission-digital-markets-act-dma" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23861030/imessage-bing-european-union-commission-digital-markets-act-dma</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> Turns Ten, boasts 800 million users: <a href="https://t.me/durov/216" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://t.me/durov/216</a>That's an incredible feat, considering they are up against serious competition in the chat arena. I think their biggest competition right now is from <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> (via <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a>) & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Meta</a> (<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Whatsapp</a>, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> messenger & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Instagram</a> message system).

Darnell Clayton :verified:<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Britain</a> 🇬🇧 citizens might lose legal access to <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> (by <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a>), <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Signal</a>, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WhatsApp</a>, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> & even <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Element</a> / <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Matrix</a> if <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#England</a> does not amend this bill. Key word is legal access, as many people will still use these services illegally if necessary.I believe cooler heads will prevail in this situation though. I hope!👉🏾 Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66028773" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66028773</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Google</a> does not understand that <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> is more than a messaging service, which is why <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> does not even bother making it semi-compatible with RCS. Yes, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iPhone</a>, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iPad" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iPad</a> & <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Macbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Macbook</a> fans can message each other, but we can also play games, send cash, create drawings, etcetera.If I need to message <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Android</a> friends & family, I will use email or a prominent social app. I rarely use SMS.👉🏾 <a href="https://9to5google.com/2023/03/24/messaging-is-not-androids-mess-iphone-problem-with-lockheimer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://9to5google.com/2023/03/24/messaging-is-not-androids-mess-iphone-problem-with-lockheimer/</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:<a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Android</a> fans may like this fake <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> app, but I suspect <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Apple</a> will block this in a future update as iMessage is a powerful feature that helps keep us iSheep 🐑 in the iFlock! 😁I am hoping the app is not blocked. I also hope <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Google</a> does not buy them out (as Apple would block it then!).👉🏾 New messaging app will stop iPhone users from bullying Android users <a href="https://www.phonearena.com/news/app-to-end-iphone-users-bullying_id146244" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.phonearena.com/news/app-to-end-iphone-users-bullying_id146244</a>

Darnell Clayton :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@AndyGER" class="u-url mention">@AndyGER</a> Yeah, <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> is infamous for being the preferred communication platform for crazies, criminals & terrorists.But so is <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#iMessage</a> as well for what it’s worth. I have encountered crazies on Telegram in the past. I just simply block them.

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