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[–] bobble86@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Can I also invite people from none iOS devices without apple account?

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 0 points 1 week ago

I wonder how long it will take until it's shut down by the Apple morality police due to being used for porn.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

“Sorry, I can’t invite you to my wedding because you use Android.”

[–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 23 points 1 week ago

Guests can view and respond to an invitation using the new iPhone app or on the web without needing an iCloud+ subscription or an Apple Account.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

We have the web for that!

[–] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why does this require an iCloud+ sub?

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why does this even exist beyond wanting more of peoples data?

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

What? You really think such a service/feature is useless?

You know event invites on Facebook was one of its biggest draws early on, right?

[–] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think Apple is harvesting this data, but I could be wrong

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you don't think they are collecting any user data I have a bridge to sell you.

[–] TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-invites/id6472498645

Doesn't appear that they are collecting anything they don't already have, but again I'm not an expert in privacy and legal lingo

And I'm not in the market for a bridge at this time, thank you though

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Information about upcoming social events is extremely easy to monetize.

They already know the people, you just told them a valuable piece of ad targeting data that can be used against all your guests.

[–] Hafty@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I sent my wife a test invite. It’s really cool and beats the hell out of making a new group text for every event to see if people want to come and hound them for answers.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No thanks, I’ll stick with Evite which works with everything and doesn’t need a subscription.

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What happened to texting, emailing, or calling people?

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

Evite does 2 out of those three. Your grandma with a land line you’ll still have to call.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Do you suspect anyone will sign up for iCloud just for this feature? Neither do I.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

With Apple Invites, users can create and easily share invitations, RSVP, contribute to Shared Albums, and engage with Apple Music playlists.

This is actually really awesome. Simplifying the shared album process on its own is super helpful and helps illustrate to me why this is separate from the Calendar app.