RCS messages finally reach iPhones with a third-party app
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- 22 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 22 Aug 2023Don’t need beeper. More silly apps . Apple could implement... moreBut, as an Android user, what if you could use this app for Google Messages (with RCS which is still in beta) along with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram Messenger, Telegram, AND iMessage at the same time so all you messages are easily organized and searchable while retaining end-to-end encryption? It's a massive win in my book. I've already uninstalled Whatsapp to use this and will remove Google Messages once RCS is supported.
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- 22 Aug 2023
Android user, 22 Aug 2023Nobody on android is remotely interested in outdated Imessa... moreAnything other than iMessage or FaceTime is subpar. Why use a 3rd party application when I can use a native application with much better security and a much more fluid experience? It's like buying a car and riding a bicycle instead.
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- 22 Aug 2023
Android user, 22 Aug 2023Nobody on android is remotely interested in outdated Imessa... moreMostly nobody outside North America with iPhones are interested either, this a NA problem, not worlds problem, rest of world uses cross platform messaging apps, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, KakaoTalk, Vibe, WeChat and LINE, depends where you are.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 22 Aug 2023"It's basically just SMS 2.0" what does t... moreIt's more than just a sms check it out
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- Android user
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- 22 Aug 2023
Covorniac, 21 Aug 2023Apple should make iMessage and Facetime available on Androi... moreNobody on android is remotely interested in outdated Imessage or facetime. Billions of people use 1 app (what'app or telegram or wechat) to do both and 100 times better.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Aug 2023
RealLifePhones, 21 Aug 2023RCS is part of the 4G standard like SMS is part of 2G and N... more"It's basically just SMS 2.0"
what does this even mean? a new honda accord is basically just an old accord 2.0
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Aug 2023
alola, 21 Aug 2023why people want Google spyware on their phones is beyond me... moreImagine thinking Apple is a benevolent company. Should we ask Snowden again?
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Aug 2023
Also if what’s app did sms would probably kill iMessage and google and we could all just use what’s app.
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- Anonymous
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- 22 Aug 2023
Don’t need beeper. More silly apps . Apple could implement RCS problem solved. I’m not using another app. Google messages or iMessage that’s it
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- Anonymous
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- 21 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023onother Google project that will take a place on Google... morehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
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- 21 Aug 2023
No Notch Life, 21 Aug 2023Ahahaha... end-to-end encrypted messages that can be sPiEd ... moreIs it realy hard to do little research, you can do it even with bing
https://www.gsma.com/futurenetworks/digest/rcs-b2c-campaigns/
"Rich Communication Services are now a commercial reality. RCS constitutes a revolution in text-based messaging – an upgrade to SMS on a global scale. Users can now access a range of advanced capabilities from within their native messaging service – capabilities which previously required a separate OTT app to be downloaded. Group chat, file sharing, video calling, even practicalities such as booking a flight or restaurant, all are now possible via mobile without the need to download and configure multiple additional apps. Messaging is no longer limited to sending simple SMS text: it has become a platform.
Market opportunities for RCS services are considerable. The market for older SMS-based business-to-customer messaging is already forecast to be worth $74billon by 2021 and, as RCS increasingly comes into play, this is forecast to jump to $90 billion. RCS richer features provide further growth of up to 30%. 50 operators have now either launched RCS, or announced their intention to do so, and there are already 154 million monthly active users worldwide, as compared to 30 million only a year ago. This is expected to rise above 220 million over the next two quarters alone. This speed with which RCS has come about is striking: at Mobile World Congress this year in Barcelona, the GSMA’s Future Networks Programme, together with Operators, technology providers and brands showcased proofs of concept in RCS. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
"The Rich Communication Suite industry initiative[12] was formed by a group of industry promoters in 2007. In February 2008 the GSM Association officially became the project home of RCS and an RCS steering committee was established by the organization.
The steering committee specified the definition, testing, and integration of the services in the application suite known as RCS.[13][14][15] Three years later, the RCS project released a new specification – RCS-e (e = 'enhanced'), which included various iterations of the original RCS specifications. The GSMA program is now called Rich Communication Services.[16]
The GSMA published the Universal Profile in November 2016.[17] The Universal Profile is a single GSMA specification for advanced communications. Carriers that deploy the Universal Profile guarantee interconnection with other carriers. Forty-seven (47) mobile network operators, eleven (11) manufacturers, and two (2) OS providers (Google and Microsoft) have announced their support.[18] Google's Jibe Cloud platform is an implementation of the RCS Universal Profile, designed to help carriers launch RCS quickly and scale easily.[19]
Samsung was one of the first major device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to support RCS. Samsung RCS capable devices have been commercially launched in Europe since 2012 and in the United States since 2015. "
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- Anonymous
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- 21 Aug 2023
alola, 21 Aug 2023why people want Google spyware on their phones is beyond me... moreDo you even understand that SMS messages are insecure?
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- 21 Aug 2023
RealLifePhones, 21 Aug 2023RCS is part of the 4G standard like SMS is part of 2G and N... moreAnti-competitive
I see that's why they asked US government to ban huawei
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- 21 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023RCS doesn't belong to Google. It's a messaging pr... moreGoogle doesn't own RCS but it does own Jibe which is the standard for all devices using RCS. Many companies have or are in tge process of switching to Jibe.
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- 21 Aug 2023
RealLifePhones, 21 Aug 2023RCS is part of the 4G standard like SMS is part of 2G and N... moreIn other words they are scared to use because it will cost them dearly thats the only problem,
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- 21 Aug 2023
RCS is part of the 4G standard like SMS is part of 2G and NOT developed by Google. It's basically just SMS 2.0.
BTW Apple only doesn't use RCS because they're anti-competetive and anti-consumer NOT because it has anything to do with Android/Google.
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- 21 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023Are you people here using RCS?? I'm not 🙄 No one care... moreI do.
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- 21 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023Are you people here using RCS?? I'm not 🙄 No one care... moreIt's much more than that. It can solve the bubble issue.
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- 21 Aug 2023
Covorniac, 21 Aug 2023Apple should make iMessage and Facetime available on Androi... moreThere's more money in selling iPhones.
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- Anonymous
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- 21 Aug 2023
Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023I think you're the one who doesn't understand. Go... moreRCS doesn't belong to Google. It's a messaging protocol. This service is for Apple users so they do not have to use SMS to text people who don't have an iPhone or have iMessage turned off. This has nothing to do with Google. Please try and keep up!