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My wife has an iPhone. I have a Samsung S23. Why do videos she texts me look like super low res shit?? Can iPhones not text videos? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: NOTE, I am the receiver of the texts.

So many people asking me to have my wife do something different on her end.

Beloved, she is on iPhone because she doesn't want to do anything "weird." She is texting from her phone number using her texting app. That's what's going to happen.

Now, why can't I get iMessage on my android phone? If it's just a messenger app why not make it available for Android?

I'd use it.

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[–] ninjaturtle 87 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Its due to compression of the video in order to fit on a MMS message, which is very small. Android uses RCS as a new message standard that can send bigger files but Apple has yet to add it to their OS. Its similar to how Apple uses iMessage to do the same, however this is not a standard and is locked to only apple devices.

Apple is supposedly adding support for RCS during the new iOS update but until then you can use a different messaging app to send better/larger files.

I recommend Signal as it is easy to sign up and start using while also being private.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago

+1 for Signal. I converted everyone in my friends and family circle to it ..except one person, but I just ignore their texts.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

+1 signal fills the gap perfectly

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like and use signal, but of course the problem is convincing someone else to start using it in order to send you a message.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd hope that's not terribly hard when the people in question are married to each other.

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Wait until you have to merge dishwasher loading preferences into a single save file.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Also messenger apps like Signal often have a setting to send higher quality (less compressed) videos which are bigger in size.

In signal it's Settings > Data and storage > Sent media qualify

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s not private given that they require your phone number to sign up.

[–] ninjaturtle 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think you are confusing private with anonymous. One can be private without being anonymous.