iMessage: Apple bubbles are blue, Android/SMS bubbles are green. So why is the Icon green? Discuss...

[User.191]

Only took me 6 years...and a glass of Long Island Iced tea and a Baileys' infused coffee until I noticed this...

If Apple have all iMessage bubbles in Blue and SMS/Android in green, why the hell is the bloody icon green?

#GreenGate....

 

[tranceking26]

I had no idea, but from doing a little light reading I found out iOS 5 introduced iMessage, learn something new every day. (started my journey on a iPhone 4)

and the iPhone 2G used a green logo with SMS written in the middle so I guess they just decided to keep it green all this time?

Blue makes much more sense to me though.

 

[SuperMatt]

The green icon is older than the blue message bubbles. It matches the color of the green phone icon and green FaceTime icon.

 

[Edd]

They’ll probably turn it blue at some point, calling it a game changing update, like getting me all excited about a mute button on the new Apple TV remote.

 

[Alli]

They’ll probably turn it blue at some point, calling it a game changing update, like getting me all excited about a mute button on the new Apple TV remote.

Holy hell! I love that mute button!!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Because Safari and Mail are both Blue. Probably wanted to change it up a bit.

 

[fischersd]

Yeah, as stated, the original text bubbles were green - then came iMessage and blue bubbles. Heh. The majority of the people I message are still android users, so the green bubbles are more prevalent.

 

[Edd]

Holy hell! I love that mute button!!

I finally tried the circular scrubbing thing, although the old method still works. I think I like it?

 

[Pumbaa]

Only took me 6 years...and a glass of Long Island Iced tea and a Baileys' infused coffee until I noticed this...

If Apple have all iMessage bubbles in Blue and SMS/Android in green, why the hell is the bloody icon green?

#GreenGate....

I started reading “Apple bubbles are blue, Android/SMS bubbles are green” and expected a poem…

 

[User.191]

I started reading “Apple bubbles are blue, Android/SMS bubbles are green” and expected a poem…

So sorry I let you down,
And my post left you with a frown.
Dog knows I’m no poet,
Kinda shocked you didn’t know it
So I’ll end now saying - er - hmmm - cow-n?

 

[Alli]

I finally tried the circular scrubbing thing, although the old method still works. I think I like it?

It’s hit or miss. For a few days I was scrubbing away. The last few days I can’t get it to work at all.

 

[Edd]

It’s hit or miss. For a few days I was scrubbing away. The last few days I can’t get it to work at all.

Depends which app you’re using.

 

[Alli]

Depends which app you’re using.

Always YouTubeTV.

 

[Joe]

lol at changing the icon to blue in the future and calling it a groundbreaking feature

 

[Pumbaa]

lol at changing the icon to blue in the future and calling it a groundbreaking feature

Imagine the outrage at a certain place then.