Google pinpoints Apple's adoption of RCS for "fall of 2024"

29 March 2024
That's a strong hint it will launch in iOS 18.

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potato4k, 31 Mar 2024Which country in SEA used RCS? LOL. Nobody uses SMS/RCS the... moreDude just relax, I lived in one the SEAs country while not using it daily but still glad to know it can be use. Don't push your WhatsApp or any private company messaging crap agenda... just glad we can choose what to use... jeezzz... lighten up...

    La Hatene, 31 Mar 2024I don't know about USA or America in general, but my e... moreWhich country in SEA used RCS? LOL. Nobody uses SMS/RCS there as most plans don’t have unlimited texting and most people use prepaid plans. WhatsApp is the standard over there, with countries like Thailand uses Line, and Philippines uses Viber. Nobody uses SMS and no carriers there support RCS. When you enable RCS there, you’re simply using Google’s server.

      potato4k, 29 Mar 2024Did you miss when I said in other countries, carriers actua... moreI don't know about USA or America in general, but my experience comes from two SEAs. countries, while I was there everything works out just fine. RCS/SMS will always be gold standard, not some private company messaging app from what I know is from USA.

        J, 29 Mar 2024Can you mention one Google bloatware in Google Pixel phones?gmail? keep? drive?

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          Ai, 29 Mar 2024It is just like apple is end user product. Android is usual... moreAI is becoming too advanced these days, lol.

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            • YYX
            • 30 Mar 2024

            Is it possible to turn the feature off? Hopefully, Apple gives us the option to.

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              • 29 Mar 2024

              Spam messages and advertisement in RCS messages are really bad...

              Was eager to use RCS but nowadays i only turn off this feature

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                • 29 Mar 2024

                Rcs wont work on vivo oppo like phones too... Unless we install google messages

                  La Hatene, 29 Mar 2024with all that extra-long explanation, again it's just ... moreDid you miss when I said in other countries, carriers actually dropped support for RCS already? To get RCS working, you need carrier support on both the sender and receiver. And even if you're comfortable using Google's server, not all carriers are compatible with it. Eg me personally, one of my cell provider actually blocked my account when I enabled RCS through Google.

                  So there's a reason why nobody cares except Google and Americans.

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                    • 29 Mar 2024

                    Anonymous, 29 Mar 2024Why is Google calling it "fall of 2024". Apple is... moreHUH? Did you know "fall" means sometime between Sep 22 to Dec 21.
                    They are not making fun of anything.

                      potato4k, 29 Mar 2024Apple actually already leapfrogged RCS with iMessage. RCS i... morewith all that extra-long explanation, again it's just nice to know finally RCS (SMS) for going to be general messaging standard. WhatsApp is a third-party app owned only by Facebook, while any phone company can build a server for its users RCS not just Google or Apple it's open season for everyone.

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                        • 29 Mar 2024

                        Ai, 29 Mar 2024It is just like apple is end user product. Android is usual... moreIt's not like that. Iphone is for those dumbs who want every setting already done by company (it just works out of the box), not know how to customize phone as per your liking.

                          jrmhjhn, 29 Mar 2024it's just funny that apple is always late.Apple actually already leapfrogged RCS with iMessage. RCS is an old standard. Many carriers around the world actually have dropped support for it long time ago as the market and tech have moved on towards services that are carrier independent (Whatsapp, Line, Wechat, etc). Yes, proper RCS support depends on your carrier, just like the old SMS. It's just that Google, after failing to create their own messaging service multiple times, decided to revive the zombie RCS and pretend like it's a new thing by injecting their own proprietary non-standard stuff and using their own servers. Worse, Google does nothing to actually propose better features like e2ee to the standard. They just tell carriers and users to use Google's server and app.

                          Because most Americans (yes, RCS is practically an American problem, no other countries actually cares, and many have dropped support/deprecated RCS) are too dumb to read wikipedia, it forces Apple to look back at RCS. Apple decided to take the actual standardized version of RCS (instead of Google's frankenstein one), and plan to propose proper e2ee to the actual standard (instead of Google's solution by using their own app and servers).

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                            • 29 Mar 2024

                            Why is Google calling it "fall of 2024". Apple is actually adopting it and is good for the consumers and industry. Making fun of them for doing the good thing doesn't look good on Google, who is driving the adoption of RCS.

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                              • 29 Mar 2024

                              Are we sure either of these two will exist by then, considering the amount of antitrust lawsuits they're facing by now?

                                Ai, 29 Mar 2024It is just like apple is end user product. Android is usual... moreRemind me how many times did Apple mess up their wireless chargers before they called it quits? Was their AOD good at launch?? Nope it wasnt and then they had to update it to get it to the same level as Androids, and is Apples file manager as good as Androids? Hell no and I dont think Androids are beta testing when Apple Iphones big updates come out with alot of issues and they need subsequent updates to fix all the issues.

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                                  YoloBS, 29 Mar 2024Only if Google allows us to remove Google own bloatware fro... moreCan you mention one Google bloatware in Google Pixel phones?

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                                    jrmhjhn, 29 Mar 2024it's just funny that apple is always late.It is just like apple is end user product. Android is usually the beta test product

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                                      • 29 Mar 2024

                                      Setting up my messages app is hard. Don't know if it's using rcs or not.

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                                        jrmhjhn, 29 Mar 2024it's just funny that apple is always late.The y prolly gave in because US Justice Dept sued them. Which is funny since it would be better for consumers if they just sued US politicians who helped create Apple-Samsung duopoly in the States. 😭😭😭😭

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