You know the competition between Android and iOS. Both Apple and Android manufacturers have been claiming that they are better for years. Sometimes, brands’ moves towards each other even become the subject of news. In this context; Now we will tell you about a development that will add a new dimension to the competition between iOS and Android. The subject of our news is the world-famous singer Drake.
Drake recently released a new album called “For All the Dogs”. A song called “First Person Shooter” included in this album focused directly on the iOS and Android competition. The world-famous singer, who referred to Android phones in the song, was also referring to Apple’s iMessage service. Let’s take a closer look at both that song and Drake’s lyrics about Android.
Here’s Drake’s song First Person Shooter:
In his new song, Drake talks about someone who got his number. The person in question was using an Android phone and was sending “lime green” messages. Here, a reference was made to Apple’s iMessage service.
Two iPhone users can benefit from the iMessage service when talking to each other. Text messages, high-resolution photos and stickers with blue backgrounds can be shared between two iPhone owners. However, if an iPhone user and an Android user start messaging, all this disappears. The background of texts turns green, and stickers and photos are sent as MMS.
Drake has used similar lyrics in the past
The world-famous singer also released a song called “Texts Go Green” in his album “Honestly, Nevermind”, which he released last year. That piece also referred to iMessage.
You can listen to Drake – Texts Go Green below:
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