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by MBCook 1629 days ago
I don’t know what things are like in Android land, but if 95% of your messaging is in one app it feels like a real hassle to adopt another app for just one person/group.

Would you start using a second podcast app just to listen to one individual podcast? Or would you just go without?

I’ve always assumed Android users are used to multiple messaging apps already. Is that the case?
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smileybarry 1629 days ago
> I don’t know what things are like in Android land, but if 95% of your messaging is in one app it feels like a real hassle to adopt another app for just one person/group.

I'm experiencing that with WhatsApp (in Israel it's pretty much 95%+ WhatsApp). I moved from Android to iOS, and WA have yet to add cross-platform migration ("in the coming months"), and I don't trust any of the 3-4 sketchy apps that offer this. So I end up using WhatsApp Web and switched to texting for family members.

This led to more than a couple "oops I forgot I need to text you" because iOS Safari doesn't allow web notifications, and I didn't check WhatsApp Web yet.

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CameronNemo 1629 days ago
Would you start using a second podcast app just to listen to one individual podcast? Or would you just go without?

Do you consider close friends and family comparable to podcasts?

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MBCook 1629 days ago
It was the best example I could think of off the top of my head where someone might have to use a different app for a small percentage of a task.

I’m open to better examples.

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CameronNemo 1629 days ago
I use signal as my SMS app. And for people who have signal I get more reliable delivery and e2ee.

I use element for some random people. And interacting with open source communities.

I use slack for work.

I don't use fbmessenger/WhatsApp, discord, or any other closed source messaging app besides slack.

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QuercusMax 1629 days ago
I use:

Messages (Google SMS app)

Slack

Discord

WhatsApp

Facebook Messenger

And Google Chat for work.

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MBCook 1629 days ago
Makes sense. Thanks. On my phone I use:

* Messages (SMS & iMessages)

* Slack

That’s it. I don’t have work stuff on my phone. I suppose if I did I’d have Google Chat.

For some reason I don’t see Messages and Slack as competitors in my mind. They fit in different “categories” (for whatever reason). Messages is for everything but one long running group chat that used to be on-prem at my last job as a sort of social room. I think of it more like IRC and not personal messages. Messages is 95% one-on-one for me.

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