Look what happened when TAG and Purifone ignored people wanting Waze and other features.
We ended up with Fig, a kosher smartphone with a keypad taped on, taking over, and becoming completely accepted.
Pretty bedi’eved.
I think people look at group chat something necessary enough that if no one does it the right way, it will just end being done the wrong way, by a “kosher phone” company run by a well meaning baalabos, that doesn’t understand what a kosher basic phone is actually about.
Think everyones forgetting how texting was viewed 10 years ago. There used to be a major fight against texting. Why? Because the entire world used it. There was cha-cha (remember that? ). Twitter to SMS. It used to be much more of a problem. As the world moved on from SMS the Frum world vs Texting fight simmered down. Texting is way more tolerated than it used to be. Us Jews are basically the only ones still making bots and chats for SMS. (Granted. Recently with AI bots there was somewhat of a revival) I personally witnessed this. Even recently with GroupMe it was viewed in the Yeshiva world as a problem. Not a solution. Im pretty sure now that it’s gone they’re all breathing a sigh of relief.
Bottom line is. From the Yeshiva-world viewpoint I don’t think they’re very eager to replace GroupMe chats
I actually did read it and liked it. Not sure what you mean though.
I’m also curious why any kosher phone would allow matrix? It’s kind of opening the floodgates for anyone to make whatever hookups to WhatsApp, telegram, ai chat bots and whatever.
Whitelist servers? Who decides who runs the kosher hosting servers? And then your sort of handing out monopolies
TAG actually had been offering Waze on the LG Classic before FIG existed. TAG is not a filter creator and they have no means of offering what they’re not given to offer. Until Koshertek came around they couldn’t offer for TCL either. Purifone is a company who does not offer apps such as Waze on basic phones due to their shittos about what a basic is supposed to be. Actually similar to some of the opinions you have.
Edit: they also offer Waze for some models through Kosherphone (another filter creator) and this I’m not 100% sure about but I’m pretty sure they were doing it before FIG on these models too.
The sheer number of apps available today can be overwhelming and make you give up on thinking.So now I’m also afraid of my smartphone.Nokia is now starting to offer 4G feature phones with physical buttons and AI voice control.Nokia! Nokia!! Nokia!!! So Many live LIKE SAME…GroupMe SMS is dead.Many people will be sad…than LIKE SAME
What’s the point, sms groups on a server? I really don’t get it. Unless you wanna create the next iMessage this isn’t going anywhere.
Nothing open source is getting adapted mainstream anywhere, no one will ever trust it and the experience will always depend on end distributers fighting over everything.
). Twitter to SMS. It used to be much more of a problem. As the world moved on from SMS the Frum world vs Texting fight simmered down. Texting is way more tolerated than it used to be. Us Jews are basically the only ones still making bots and chats for SMS. (Granted. Recently with AI bots there was somewhat of a revival) I personally witnessed this. Even recently with GroupMe it was viewed in the Yeshiva world as a problem. Not a solution. Im pretty sure now that it’s gone they’re all breathing a sigh of relief.