We asked, you told us: Most of you would download iMessage for Android – Android Authority

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Apple’s Craig Federighi made some interesting comments recently regarding the company’s refusal to bring iMessage to Android. The executive curiously claimed that an Android version of iMessage would’ve held back innovation, adding that it “seemed like a throwaway.”
Of course, a 2013 email by Federighi suggested that the real reason was that an Android port could mean fewer iPhones sold. In any event, we wanted to know whether you’d download iMessage if it were available for Android. We posted a poll last week, and here’s how you answered it.

This poll accrued over 4,400 votes as of writing, and it turns out that 52.62% of respondents would indeed download iMessage for Android. We’re guessing at least some of these respondents are based in the US and therefore have loads of iPhone-toting friends who don’t use WhatsApp, Telegram, and other popular IM apps.
Meanwhile, 27.98% of surveyed readers said they wouldn’t download iMessage for Android. It stands to reason that most of these people are perfectly happy with existing messaging apps.
Finally, 19.4% of respondents chose “maybe, it depends on features.” In other words, over 70% of surveyed readers are either open to downloading iMessage on Android or definitely will grab it.

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