Weeeeird that this is in the store, when it's only for iOS 10.
THIS SAID: I'm really excited about iMessage apps in iOS 10. They have so much potential, and can quite deeply integrate with the messages app in ways that are kinda surprising, like being able to drag stickers anywhere in the conversation. There's going to be some great new businesses forged here.
Honestly that looks weird. I expected something else by apples design standard. I get classic mac stickers - but these smileys are somewhat 2000s looking.
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@kuchengnom they're the same ones that have been on the Apple Watch since launch, I believe.
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@kylhss@kuchengnom Correct, they do seem to be. And honestly I never use them, because my friends and recipients universally regard them as "creepy". I'm honestly surprised that they keep pushing them.
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@rgoodwin oh yeah, theyre super creepy. Still not as creepy as sending your heart beat though...
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@kylhss I'm going to disagree with you on this one :)
When I was dating someone with an Apple Watch, I found it was actually a very refreshing way to message. There are times you want to just let someone know you're thinking about them, and vice versa, but don't have the time or need to artificially start a conversation, so you just shoot off your heartbeat. When their reply comes in and thumps your wrist for a few seconds, and it really does feel like a pulse, it's very gratifying. (Even more so when you receive one out of the blue.)
It's a very personal kind of messaging, and something I hope to see more of in the future. There's plenty of life left in Taptic/Haptic notification tech, I believe.
Now, if my colleagues were sending it to me regularly, then I'd probably feel very differently... ;)
@rrhoover hahaa no worries. You're an expert in the Sport of Startups - and that's all that matters!
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Interesting how these stickers are in the App Store, and yet they don't install a traditional app. Instead, they just show up inside iMessage—and you can remove them from the App menu inside a chat there.
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@maguay That will be one of the interesting things to watch as iOS 10 becomes available and the changes unfold. The way these types of things work today with keyboards that require an entire app to be installed, and then a keyboard to be installed, and then access to be granted, etc. just seem so hacked together. With this release and the new iMessage apps framework, Apple should be able to bring this functionality to the masses.
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