I have a Mac mini & a Mac laptop & an Android smartphone. I'm looking for a cross-platform solution for sending & receiving text messages between iOS & OSX & Android & Windows devices. I want to get a tablet & I'm leaning more towards an iPad than an Android tablet. Unfortunately, iMessage is not compatible with Android. Skype is cross-platform & can send & receive text messages, but it is wrong for me to require all of my friends & relatives to install & use Skype.
The only solution that I can think of is e-mail. I have received my Verizon e-mails on my Mac mini thru Apple Mail. I do have an iCloud e-mail address. Has iCloud e-mail replaced Apple Mail? If the 2 are separate, would my Apple e-mail address be something like "whatever@ applemail.com"? My Verizon e-mail is POP3 whereas Apple Mail is IMAP. I don't know if I'm able to set up my Verizon e-mail account as an IMAP account. I think that I can. I'll have to find out. Can IMAP accounts receive POP3 e-mails & vice-versa?
The only solution that I can think of is e-mail. I have received my Verizon e-mails on my Mac mini thru Apple Mail. I do have an iCloud e-mail address. Has iCloud e-mail replaced Apple Mail? If the 2 are separate, would my Apple e-mail address be something like "whatever@ applemail.com"? My Verizon e-mail is POP3 whereas Apple Mail is IMAP. I don't know if I'm able to set up my Verizon e-mail account as an IMAP account. I think that I can. I'll have to find out. Can IMAP accounts receive POP3 e-mails & vice-versa?
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