For years, smartphone users have been divided on the dilemma of being identified as a Blue Bubble or called the generic “Green Bubble”. For those wondering what this is all about, send a text message to your fellow iPhone user and ask them if you are worthy to be a part of the “Blue Bubble” gang.

iPhone users often categorize themselves as a select few who are part of the Blue Bubble gang, as messages sent amongst iPhone users get highlighted in a Blue Bubble. In contrast, the rest of the Android users are highlighted as a “Green Bubble”. With special privileges of ‘Read Receipts’, ‘High-Quality Images’, ‘Live Reactions’, and more, iPhone users were enjoying a utopia of seclusion until they realized that Android users had been enjoying similar benefits with Rich Communication Services (RCS). 

After decades of opinions and persuasion, Apple has finally decided to adapt to RCS, which means that Android to iPhone messages will bear the same quality and share similar features but will still be distinguished by the Green Bubble.

In an era far more connected than ever, we grow apart in ways we cannot imagine. With 87% of US teenagers being iPhone users, many youngsters have succumbed to the pressure of not being a part of the “Blue Bubble” and bought an iPhone, often at the expense of losing much more in the process. 

Socializing with the world should be for the greater good and propel us towards positive change, and it’s time we accept that we are all part of a greater bubble called humanity.