Benjamin Stein, CTO of Mobile Commons, published a fairly interesting story on his blog, with a topic that will make some people wonder about Apple's tactics.
Ben begins his story by saying, “Two months ago I changed from iPhone into a Android. I've been an iOS fan since day one, but I just could not deal with iOS7 anymore (although that is a matter for another post). "
Praising his Android experience, he continues, “I got one Verizon MotoX and I could not be happier. "I could change pretty much every app I used and everything was ready and working on Android as well as on my iPhone."
Then he noticed that something very strange is happening. He had not received the text messages from many of his friends. Then he tried to send a text message to himself and his friends, but the same problem would arise: SMS was not being sent.
When investigating the matter, Ben learned that iOS devices with his friends were still trying to send iMessages to his number, but he was no longer using the iPhone.
She mentioned the problem to Apple trying to get rid of the problem, but in vain. The only solution, Apple said, was to tell all of his contacts using the iPhone to erase the entire SMS conversations with him.
“… The vast majority of messages that I have done for the past three years is group messaging with photos των παιδιών μας. Θα ήταν αρκετά κακό, αν θα έπρεπε να διαγράψω 5 χρόνια από την ιστορία των μηνυμάτων μου. Αλλά να πρέπει να ζητήσω και από τη γυναίκα μου, την αδελφή μου, τους καλύτερους φίλους μου, και κυριολεκτικά κάθε πρόσωπο που ξέρω να διαγράψει το record of THEIR messages? You're kidding me!” Ben says indignantly.
"I feel hostage. "There is no solution and it is absurd for Apple to hold my phone number hostage and there is no way I can get it back."
The publication is available at blog.benjaminste.in.
Apple could theoretically fix this flaw in a future software update, but until then, Ben will be hostage to iOS.
