iMessage is perhaps one of the most understated of iOS 5’s features. Its seamlessness, the fact you only notice you’re using it when your message turns blue rather SMS green, is smart and it never feels as if it gets in the way. There’s no opting in or out, it’s just there, working away whenever you send a message or pic to a fellow iPhone owner.
But, let’s face it, it needs more. Today’s news that iChat code has been discovered lurking in iOS 5’s back end is very welcome and suggests, as per earlier rumours, that Apple is looking to expand its messaging service across platforms. But if iChat isn’t folded into iMessage soon, it could end up a busted flush.
