They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

  • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2451·
    9 months ago

    I’ve grown with ICQ, MSN Messenger, TeamSpeak, Skype, several local chat apps, then people obsessed with Facebook Messenger, then Snapchat… I just know any particular chatting app is a temporary fad that will eventually end, it’s just their cycle. Don’t get attached to them.

        • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          48·
          9 months ago

          And they didn’t make it any easier by removing SMS support from the mobile app.

          It was pretty easy to get a couple of my friends to switch by saying it’s just another SMS client that also supports highly encrypted messaging with other people that use Signal. Now that it’s standalone, nobody will even fucking touch it.

          • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldEnglish
            121·
            9 months ago

            which is weird, I don’t know any other country that still uses SMS other than the usa, for chatting.

            it’s for 2FA from banks (which are now switching to authenticator apps) and bulk scams mostly that I can see.

            • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
              11·
              9 months ago

              I use sms quite a lot when network conditions are bad… with poor service (rural areas) or heavy congestion (sport events) SMS messages piggybacking on voice channels often stand a better chance of getting through than anything that requires an Internet data connection on 4G. That said I do have unusual use cases, the other 99% of the time normal messaging apps work fine.

            • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.worldEnglish
              23·
              9 months ago

              I think it’s because texting became essentially free in North America long before it did in Europe. That, combined with the fact that it came preinstalled on EVERY phone (Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Palm, you name it), gave it enough inertia to stay dominant decades later.

          • Gamoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            9 months ago

            Yeah I got rid of Signal when they got rid of SMS because literally nobody I’ve ever met uses it and they’re not gonna switch.

            • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
              2·
              9 months ago

              It’s unfortunate, I had just gotten a few people to take it up… but that progress is lost. People prefer convenience over all else and having to use 2 different primary message apps sucks.

    • CraigeryTheKid@lemm.eeEnglish
      54·
      9 months ago

      door opening sound knock knock

      I can still sometimes “hear” ICQ, and that’s going on almost 30 years ago now?

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      251·
      9 months ago

      Oh yeah, I’ve been through the same. Discord was nice while it lasted.

      TS and Matrix will hopefully be the replacements I use if I can get people to switch. A lot of discord communities are heavily entrenched though, which I’m sure they’re banking on to maintain momentum as the service quality continues to degrade.

      • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        9 months ago

        A lot of discord communities are heavily entrenched though,

        Entrenchment enables Enshittification, unfortunately.

      • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
        161·
        9 months ago

        As a casual user I find the entrenched communities more of a bug than a feature. Reminds me of reddit cliques. But, I do get your point, and I agree that the inertia will be a challenge when it comes to getting groups to migrate.