The announcement of iMessage immediately led to reports that Apple had delivered a fatal blow to RIM and its BlackBerry Messaging service. Whilst we are sure the service has a lot of life left in it, Apple’s new service is set to shake up how text messages are sent in the future, especially between iOS devices.
iMessage isn’t a separate app, it is built into the core of the stock Messages app, delivering peer-to-peer messages without affecting a user’s text message allowance from their carrier. With the feature only available to iPhone, iPod and iPad owners, Apple has made sure to differentiate between contacts that own an iOS device and those who don’t.
If you notice the shots below, the image on the left shows a message sent to someone without an iPhone. The image on the right shows a message sent to another iPhone user that also has the new iOS 5 beta installed:
Green shows a user does not have an iPhone, Blue means that your friend does have an Apple smartphone. When iMessage’s are being sent, the text message screen will also label the exchanges at the top of the screen. The app will also tell you when a message has been sent but also alert you when it has been delivered.
The feature can be switched off in the settings and allows the user to specify to send a normal SMS when iMessage is unavailable. To identify if a user is using iMessages, it can match against an email address or a phone number (also available in the settings).
iMessage is also present on the iPad, bringing a stock text messaging app to the tablet device for the first time.
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