Or, you know, bring back off the record conversations. The ability to delete individual messages/pictures out of conversations. Encrypt conversations by default, and stop requiring chrome for the desktop apps to work.
It's hilarious because everyone in this sub-thread is correct. Its why I moved to an iPhone 6 and use iMessages and Facetime for all of my messaging/communications needs.
No fan boy, just someone who likes things to work when I need it. Its like Google doesn't care at all that the experience sucks.
The biggest problem of that is that it only works if you can assume everyone in your contact list uses iOS. How do you deal with that problem? (I'm just curious...)
This -- I recently switched to Android thinking "iPhones are luxury phones. Surely a bunch of my friends use Android." Was immediately known as "Green Bubbles" guys for a few weeks by family and friends.
But even the green bubble solution is "perfect". One app. One experience. I want to message this person, through the internet for free if possible and if not - just send it as a text. I don't want 4 apps on my phone to do the same thing, and that's why I don't see the point in being an also-ran
Oh yes, you "green bubble" people. I pretty much only talk to them on FB and if we have to talk in a group I'll use a FB group. I'm no fan of facebook but messenger blows SMS out of the water and at least brings everyone up to the same level. Just 1 sms-only user in an iMessage group and you are back to the dark ages it feels like... No offense to android users it's just a PITA to have to revert to SMS when 90% of the people in the group have iOS/iMessage.