ijeff@lemdro.idcakeM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle Messages prepares a feature that will do your ears a favor -www.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down17
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minus-squareinasaba@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoBecause SMS is inherently feature-lite. But it’s free and unlimited, which is kind of the whole point of using it over a feature-rich app that uses data.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoA lot of messaging apps became popular because carriers were charging per-SMS in some countries. Basic text messaging should consumer virtually zero data. If they are, you should consider using a different app.
minus-squareinasaba@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoPhotos use a decent amount of data regardless of what app you’re sending them by.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoIt doesn’t consume much more than it does on SMS
minus-squareinasaba@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoSMS/MMS do not count toward data usage here. They are free and unlimited.
…and why not?
Because SMS is inherently feature-lite. But it’s free and unlimited, which is kind of the whole point of using it over a feature-rich app that uses data.
A lot of messaging apps became popular because carriers were charging per-SMS in some countries.
Basic text messaging should consumer virtually zero data. If they are, you should consider using a different app.
Photos use a decent amount of data regardless of what app you’re sending them by.
It doesn’t consume much more than it does on SMS
SMS/MMS do not count toward data usage here. They are free and unlimited.