"iPhone users claim they're immediately turned off when they realise a potential partner uses an Android, in a concept dubbed the 'green bubble ick'. 'The thought of green texts makes me feel sick,' one user said on TikTok. Another added: 'The green text bubble gives the ICK hardddd!' And one joked: 'Texts back in green...suddenly I can't read.' The nickname is linked to the fact that iPhone users receive green text messages from Android users, rather than Apple's blue iMessage bubbles."
"Lee Elliott, Chief Product Officer at Compare and Recycle said: 'Phones are a huge part of our daily lives, but it's fascinating, and slightly alarming, how quickly device choice is becoming a proxy for compatibility. 'When we're dating, it's easy to latch onto quick signals that help us "sort" people fast, but a green bubble doesn't tell you whether someone is kind, consistent, or emotionally available.'"
iPhone users often react negatively when message bubbles appear green, a phenomenon called the 'green bubble ick'. Some users report visceral reactions such as feeling sick or finding green bubbles unreadable. A green bubble indicates a message was sent via RCS or MMS/SMS rather than iMessage, commonly because the sender uses an Android or iMessage is turned off. Phone choice is increasingly used as a quick signal of compatibility during dating, despite not indicating qualities like kindness or emotional availability. A survey of 1,000 adults found 22% of iPhone users think less of someone who uses green bubbles, and 23% call it a dating dealbreaker.
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