No, that’s a crime because it creates undue panic and puts people in danger. Which is quite different from saying, “you’re stupid because you overpay.” A difference that, if you fail to acknowledge, means you’re not worthy of continuing this conversation for being a troll.

Because it’s not only the encryption that must be shared among apps, but the whole system underlying the communications such as protocol, account information, servers, and the like. IRC, e-mail, and SMS are client-agnostic because they don’t use proprietary, centralized tech, but that’s not the case for messaging apps…

Welcome to democracy, where anyone can mock and be mocked.

The S7 does have a micro SD slot, so perhaps I’m missing something in your comment...

I can’t talk for borkborkborkbork69, but I do sneer at anyone who blows cash on overpriced goods simply because of the name on the tag. A purse is a purse no matter how you slice it, so charging a couple thousand for a piece just because it’s got LV stamped all over it is at the same time brilliant on the part of the…

So you should know better than complain about any iAccessory being overpriced. Paying premium is part of the Apple experience, even for third party products.

I think they hit that point long, long ago. The averaje Joe has no clue how a touchtone landline works, I bet.

I see your point. I somehow differentiated SMS/MMS from proprietary messaging protocols, though that distinction might not have been clear enough.

I’m no software engineer nor qualified in any way to discuss every detail of each app, but I’m pretty sure there’s some reasonable explanation to it. But I can actually see why it would modify your system settings, for instance, such as to create cutom notifications or defining default apps to be opened for certain…

Not saying it’s not possible with some level os tweaking, just that it’s not a baked-in feature. Incidentally, and non-intentionally, I used two examples from Microsoft, which does makes things somewhat easier, but the gist of the argument still stands.

I didn’t mean to patronize or infantilize you. I was cheeky, but not disrespectful. Sorry if you felt otherwise.

Just like every other messaging app out there. You don’t expect to make a Skype call for someone to answer in Excel, do you?

There is absolutely no permission in this list that scares me. In order to implement its funcionality, an app often needs permissions that sound ominous when that’s not really the case. For instance, it must be able to modify USB storage so it can save messages and media files and it has access to GPS location so the…

That was a real dick move.

For some reason, there is no reply under your comment.

I made sure to read the whole thread and was at the same time surprised and glad nobody schooled you: Such a pedantic hissy fit isn’t really worthy of much trouble and it’s better to leave a histerical, ignorant comment like yours unanswered.

Go try that some time and tell me if you’d call it a “very soft crash.” I haven’t, but I’m pretty sure that’s not a very accurate description.

Still, I’m taking issue with it being described as a “very soft crash,” which is kind of an oxymoron if you think about it anyway.

Which is a far cry from a “very soft crash.” It’s like getting punched on the face and calling it a very gentle touch just because you’ll survive.

I hear B.O. engineers stink.