RIP WhatsApp — the text message is back – The Times

Picture this: it’s 2008, you’re wearing a pair of wet-look leggings and an Abercrombie & Fitch tank top cinched at the waist with a statement leather belt worthy of Russell Crowe in Gladiator. You brush your side fringe out of your eyes when you hear a familiar “ping” from your iPhone. Someone has texted you. For a moment you marvel at the sleek handset — 12 months ago the thought of a touch-screen mobile seemed like the stuff of science fiction. Simpler times, you think, as you tap out a quick “soz bbz il b l8 ly xxxx”.Fast-forward to 2023, you’re on your 14th iPhone. You have 67 unread WhatsApp messages, 3,890 unread emails, nine Instagram DMs, and a happy birthday message on
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