Eli5: why do videos get screwed up in a group chat with both iPhones and non-Apple phones?

Question

And maybe more importantly, which side of the group chat is to blame?

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Answer 1

Apple won’t cooperate with standard anything. Being averse to green messages is an Apple problem. My phone is perfectly capable of sending wifi messages, sending bluetooth files, connecting to a Windows computer to transfer files, etc. Apple restricts their devices to give the illusion of exclusivity.