Apple suggests iMessage and FaceTime could be withdrawn in UK over law change
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      • iTipTurtles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        1 year ago

        I don’t really know anyone that uses them. Myself and friends/family just use WhatsApp for everything. Haven’t used FaceTime for many years now

      • jetsetdorito@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        Whenever I see articles about iMessage/RCS/SMS I see all the comments about how it’s a really American thing and how people in other countries use WhatsApp/others

      • bighi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I was going to ask the same. I didn’t know anyone outside the US used iMessage.

    • thehatfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Yes, many people in the UK use iMessage. It’s not as popular as WhatsApp, but it is used.

      Facebook Messenger is also popular here, particularly among older people.

    • soren446@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yes. I’ve got a handful of UK friends who use iMessage/FaceTime pretty heavily. WhatsApp is the other one some of them use.