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Comment by Pfhortune | Hacker News Reader

> That and the social isolation from trying use a phone that can't keep up with the activities and communication preferences of friends makes an iPhone a necessary compromise.

I am still shocked at how much blue bubbles seem to affect some folk's social lives. Does it really matter that much?

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You need to take a cab? You'd like me to book it? No problem...

Oh sorry the apk of Uber I sideloaded needs manually updating. I'll just go to apkwtfbbq.com complete some captchas and install the new apk. I've got enough signal and data for that. No problem! Oh, now I need to flash an updated zip file of the service I use to replace Google on my phone because I'm concerned about corporate surveillance. Oh, the latest version of the zip has a bug in it. Don't worry it will only be another 10 mins...

Never again.

All my apps on GrapheneOS update from various free app repositories and are automated. Everything always works.

If you want to book a cab, you call a cab company. No smartphone needed.

Also, it's no longer 2013. We have OTA updates and the Aurora store now.

I don't think it is referring to iMessage (blue bubbles). But to install the messenger du jour on an Android phone with a custom ROM may not be easy or well-supported.

Yes, this.

Ah, fair. It is certainly true that not everything just-works on a custom rom; that is a tradeoff of them. Everyone has a different level of tolerance for this kind of thing.

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