I wonder how the cross messaging between apps will work. Especially when you think about encryption.
Why? Cross platform encryption is solved in a myriad of ways. Only thing missing is consensus and key verification. I think apps live Threema show how it can be done. Lacking a central instance to bless keys one could verify in person by scanning some code.
The IETF recently adopted a standard on E2E encryption. Perhaps the law will mandate the implementation of MLS.
Source: https://www.ietf.org/blog/mls-secure-and-usable-end-to-end-encryption/
(there is also a quite good article on a German IT magazine, maybe check this out using DeepL)
I have no idea how they are counting it but I think there might be a grain of truth to this. iPhone users don’t choose iMessage specifically, it’s the default when texting other iPhone users. But how many people in Europe use SMS these days? It’s all WhatsApp, Messenger etc.
At least in my bubble iPhone users don‘t use iMessage among each other either
Last time I sent an SMS was like 7 years ago or something like that.
Companies still use them to send you verification codes (which depending on your country can be a mayor security risk) and reminders, but otherwise it’s mainly WhatsApp or other messagers like Telegram or Signal.
In the EU, Android is much more dominant than in the US, so it makes sense that iMessage isn’t used much.
Even with people who currently have an iPhone I personally don’t use it, because they might switch to Android in the future.
