Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the less capable SMS protocol. Apple’s decision to add RCS support likely comes in response to pressure from Google, Samsung, and European regulators who have pushed for better cross-platform messaging. Overall, this change will bring the iPhone’s messaging capabilities more in line with the Android experience.
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Thanks for your reply. I understand a lot better now.
It’ll probably take several years for them to switch over to MLS. Hopefully other messaging apps like Telegram and Threema can also utilize it just for crossplatform purposes.
I don’t think Telegram will switch to MLS, they haven’t bothered encrypting group chats before and they’re (strangely) defensive of their MTProto encryption layer.
I’m not sure how Threema’s security works, but it’d be nice if they could add a compatibility layer for external chat services.