Beeper Mini – get blue bubbles on Android
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I have offered friends older Apple gear (iOS 12.1 required, or 10.14 Mojave on Mac) so that they can group FaceTime, and not have to use zoom. Now, that's reuse rather than recycling.
iOS: https://ioshacker.com/iphone/does-iphone-ipad-support-group-...
Mac: https://www.trustedreviews.com/how-to/group-facetime-on-mac-...
Really good article and it's great to see this come out right after the fiasco of Sunbird / Nothing Messages.