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iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS – as part of Apple's approach to inter-device integration, which has been described by media outlets as a means of achieving vendor lock-in.
As a comparison, a one-minute phone call uses up the same amount of network capacity as 600 text messages, [179] meaning that if the same cost-per-traffic formula were applied to phone calls, cell phone calls would cost $120 per minute. With service providers gaining more customers and expanding their capacity, their overhead costs should be ...
iCloud allows users to back up the settings and data on iOS devices running iOS 5 or later. [27] Data backed up includes photos and videos in the Camera Roll, device settings, app data, messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and Visual Voicemails. [28] Backups occur daily when the device is locked and connected to Wi-Fi and a power source.
Only the first 160 characters of an email message can be delivered to a phone, and only 160 characters can be sent from a phone. However, longer messages may be broken up into multiple texts, depending upon the telephone service provider. [91] [92] Text-enabled fixed-line handsets are required to receive messages in text format.
iOS 8 introduced Continuity, a cross-platform (Mac, iPhone, and iPad) system that enables communication between devices in different product categories.Continuity enables phone call functionality for the iPad and Mac, in which calls are routed through the iPhone over to a secondary device.
iOS 5 is the fifth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iOS 4.It was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 6, 2011, and was released on October 12, 2011.
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In the cellular phone industry, mobile phones and their networks sometimes support concatenated short message service (or concatenated SMS) to overcome the limitation on the number of characters that can be sent in a single SMS text message transmission (which is usually 160). Using this method, long messages are split into smaller messages by ...