iPhone users' gain is Android users' pain 📲
gives iPhone users the ability to edit texts, reply in threads and send iMessage-quality videos in group chats containing iPhone usersAndroid users – but that improved functionality could leave the latter camp unable to make sense of what’s being said.
For instance, where iMessage chats would previously default to traditional SMS chats if an Android user joined the conversation, the first iOS 17 beta allows iPhone users to retain the ability to edit texts even if Android users are present in the group chat. Those Android users still aren’t able to edit texts, but shockingly, they also aren’t able to see the edits iPhone users make, meaning both parties could conceivably see different messages in the same group chat.
As mentioned, the first iOS 17 beta also gives iPhone users the ability to reply in message threads, even when Android users are present in the group chat. Android users, however, won’t see those threads as threads, and will instead see messages in the traditional stacked view . And lastly, where iOS 16 forced all group chat members to see the same compressed image and video files, iOS 17 will let iPhone users view uncompressed image and video files. Android users – you guessed it! – will be stuck with the existing file size limitations.
In other words, iOS 17 will improve the group chat experience for iPhone users by making iMessage features available in more situations – a change that will conversely make the experience of using group chats worse for those with Android phones. line in September, but we'll be reporting on the features introduced with each new beta version of the update that goes live between now and then.
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