Apple is planning to announce iMessage for Android at WWDC, according to a new report from MacDailyNews.
A source 'familiar with the company's thinking' tells the site that Apple is planning to make the announcement on Monday.
The source notes that plans are constantly in flux leading up to Apple keynotes and the timing of the announcement could change, but that the iMessage instant messenger service would “definitely” be coming to Android this year.
iMessage is a key part of the iOS platform and some might argue that launching the app on Android would take away a selling point from the iPhone. However, it could also be argued that launching iMessage on Android could introduce more users to Apple's services and perhaps tempt them into trying an Apple device down the road.
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Aik - June 12, 2016 at 9:15am
What a Joke is this happens, it's good bye to Apple soon! iOS things need remain iOS if not what's the point
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gamerscul9870 - June 12, 2016 at 12:54pm
Oh sure, let's not question why there's a switch to iOS app on android store, bu you overreact when iMessage is being made for android. It doesn't change anything except getting people to use iOS apps more. The only way iOS couldn't be iOS is if they try to resemble any other OS out there so iMessage being on another OS doesn't resemble that.
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Mang Domeng - June 11, 2016 at 8:36pm
Does anybody here still use SMS? I made this comment through my Nokia 3310.
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Stevenk - June 10, 2016 at 2:20pm
Who cares. I have got whatsapp on my iPhone and I love it and thats what I use to keep in touch with all my friends and family across different platforms. There are people using iOS, Android, BB and Windows in my circle and Whatsapp works perfectly fine and seamlessly. I barely have used iMessage till now.
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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 2:27pm
You don't care. I'm glad you like whatsapp, but for me like most of my friends, I like I escape and it's fun to use because of games you make out of it along with making whales out of text boxes.
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AverageReviewer - June 10, 2016 at 2:19pm
God I hope so, finally...finally I could switch to Android haha
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no_ma'am - June 10, 2016 at 2:03pm
About time.
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klingkling - June 10, 2016 at 11:09am
I hope they planned it well? Because that's what kill blackberry after they introduce pinging to android and iOS.
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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 12:33pm
There are many reasons why blackberry was nearly killed, but no doubt this will work. There has been safari for Windows and that went well.
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kdawg - June 10, 2016 at 10:50am
Yeah, but how they gonna integrate it with the phone number to work? Probably just be like another IM app that will use a created apple id to message to and from.
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JuergenWest - June 10, 2016 at 9:38am
But iMessage is supposed to be elitist and exclusive! No green messages! Lol ;-)
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Kk - June 10, 2016 at 8:34am
Available for only $99.99.
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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 12:31pm
Good luck with that!
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ChiChi - June 10, 2016 at 6:34am
Apple must have a specific strategy for this reasoning, thinking that by opening up iMessage it will make Android users switch to iDevices down the road. It seems like a bold move.
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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 5:54am
I find this necessary to do. Last time I tried to send an iMessage text via carrier with naive average signal to my dad a few miles away, it took his phone days to get it. I hope iMessage can do well on android.
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yas9in - June 10, 2016 at 7:33am
You must have a terrible carrier
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gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 12:39pm
Autocorrect made a typo. I meant to say above instead of naive. My grammar is perfect I'll have you'll know.
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areilly111 - June 14, 2016 at 5:53am
Never goina happen would be nice tho. Being able to be in a group chat with all my buddy's who won't switch to android.
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