RCS messages finally reach iPhones with a third-party app

21 August 2023
It is called Beeper, and while in Beta, it is the first to bring Google's SMS alternative to iOS.

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Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023onother Google project that will take a place on Google... moreThis isn't a Google program.

    Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023Beeper is subscription-based, right?Used to be. It's free now as it uses The Matrix protocol (open-source). It claims to make every one of these messaging programs it supports end-to-end encrypted (at the moment, it technically decrypts messages for a split second as it goes through their servers to get re-encrypted via the respective programs as that's the only way it can support all this). This even includes SMS. It will get much easier March of next year once that law in Europe goes into effect.

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      • 21 Aug 2023

      Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023I don't think you understand what is going on here. Yo... moreI think you're the one who doesn't understand. Go learn more 🤦🏻‍♂️

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        • Anonymous
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        • 21 Aug 2023

        Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023Are you people here using RCS?? I'm not 🙄 No one care... moreI don't think you understand what is going on here. You're talking about pie like it's some sort of market share. It's messaging.

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          • Covorniac
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          • 21 Aug 2023

          Apple should make iMessage and Facetime available on Android and charge for it. Apple would make lots of money and Android users don't have to buy an iPhone.

            alola, 21 Aug 2023why people want Google spyware on their phones is beyond me... moreAhahaha... end-to-end encrypted messages that can be sPiEd On By GoOgLe

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              • Anonymous
              • YUU
              • 21 Aug 2023

              Beeper is subscription-based, right?

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                • alola
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                • 21 Aug 2023

                Bossu, 21 Aug 2023Well, we need to wait and see maybe Apple dismiss that app ... moreMore likely for Apple to say "See, there's your RCS support. No need for Apple to implement it. Customers who need it can get it from our store"

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                  • Bossu
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                  • 21 Aug 2023

                  Well, we need to wait and see maybe Apple dismiss that app and saying something bad about it to make people not install it.

                  Even tho Apple users only cares about iMessages anyways. (2 biased people, they dont est any other fruit).

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                    • alola
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                    • 21 Aug 2023

                    why people want Google spyware on their phones is beyond me....

                    And yes, this RCS was defined & is run by them, at least in the US. The network carriers have nothing to do with them. They only enable support but have no control over it

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                      • arka
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                      • 21 Aug 2023

                      Last time I heard, Pebble founder Eric worked on the Beeper App

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 21 Aug 2023

                        onother Google project that will take a place on Google's cemetery.

                          Yeah, RCS via Google messages is still not available yet. According to their blog updates though, they intend on getting that support.

                          I'm still waiting for the 48 hour burn time to pass through to test iMessage on it. This app is seriously a Godsend in terms of hooking everything up together.

                            Oh wow, never saw this feature before.

                              [deleted post]That's it

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                                • y2g
                                • 21 Aug 2023

                                I dont get what is the big deal and drama with RCS ? There are hundreds of messaging apps like whasapp which is supported by both android and ios, just use those.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 21 Aug 2023

                                  Are you people here using RCS?? I'm not 🙄
                                  No one cares if iPhone use or don't use RCS 🤦🏻‍♂️
                                  Only bloody idiot Google care about it. Why? Because Google get some of the pie if Apple use RCS 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

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