I really hate it when people say “just delete Facebook apps”. I would lose touch with almost everyone I know. They either use Facebook or WhatsApp, I can’t justify deleting either.
EDIT:
> And There’s FaceTime if your far from friend. Stop relying on Facebook to connect you…
I'm not even sure to describe how ignorant this comment is. Even if I stop relying on Facebook to connect me. Now I'm relying to Apple to connect me? Am I supposed to tell me friends that because I don't use Facebook, they should all buy an iPhone to connect with me?
Is phone and SMS considered 'difficult' now? Everyone I know simply uses SMS and phone calls.
I suppose if you have globally distributed friends groups, this could be difficult, otherwise I don't see why. You give up a few features and it's not the most secure but it's a viable alternative almost everyone has access to.
Plus, phone calls are quite different from general text messages. Messages allows anyone to reply on a time they’re free for it.
So in general, yes, SMS is considered difficult, in my situation.
The main thing that WhatsApp and Messenger gave me was the ability to stay in touch with anyone I knew, wherever they lived. SMS just doesn’t cut it; huge fees and no groups. There’s really no alternative.
It is kind of funny as every Andriod or iOS phone user effectively gets an email account as part of their access to the platform so it not like this generation doesn't have email.
Also everyone uses email for app registrations, bank accounts and for some formal communication so it not like they don't know how to use either.
It seems we have forgotten that we did live abroad and kept in touch via tools with no vendor lock twenty years ago, telecom (SMS/phone) was lot more expensive then as well.
Ultimately use what you like if you find WhatsApp more useful sure, however forcing a vendor locked in platform on to others I find is incredibly rude.
I am not forcing you to lock into a vendor when I call/SMS/email you.
I haven’t forgotten the days of SMS/email, it’s just that instant messaging made things a lot easier.
If you want large groups/numbers of people to do something, you have to make it as easy and frictionless as possible for them.
fill it in with alternate contacts
start using those contacts to reach out
wait until they switch too
???
profit!
I do have a few members of the family on Signal already though. They're just the ones that don't mind giving up stickers and the nice interface
About the time they added stickers, and message replies my friends group chats switched over.
I have no doubt signal will catch up though.