It’s #GetTheMessage, regulatory style.

Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage::iMessage serves should be regulated under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google and a group of major European telcos has told the European Commission.

  • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    You say iMessage isn’t an opt-out service, then immediately state the setting option that allows users to opt out. Yes, if you toggle off iMessage you will send via SMS instead and won’t be sending through iMessage at all.

    • Dojan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ha, what a blooper. What I meant was that you’re never presented with an option to send via text rather than iMessage, but have to dig through the settings app to change it.

      • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Okay, that makes a lot more sense. Though all my experience with an active apple device, there’s a default to send a failed iMessage as an SMS so it’s essentially covered. iMessage just allows like-devices to communicate via internet connection rather than phone towers.

        • Dojan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Ah that’s probably the case here too. I just don’t text people, or use iMessage very much.