The iMessage Halo Effect

The recent Beeper controversy briefly brought the “ blue bubbles vs. green bubbles ” topic back into the mainstream. Here’s a brief review for those of you who are (blessedly) unaware of this issue. Messages sent using the iMessage service appear in blue text bubbles within the Messages app. Messages sent using something other than the iMessage service (e.g., SMS , or ( soon ) RCS) appear in green text bubbles. The iMessage service and the Messages app are only available on Apple devices. This is usually pr