Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac
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In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The...
  • BdubMoon@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Will it compromise security? I am a former Android user and switched to Apple bc of the security and compatibility of software and hardware in the OS. I love Apple and generally don’t trust Google and Android

  • sose5000@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Nothing at all to do with pressure from Samsung or google. 100% to do with the EU.

    • saint_louis_bagels@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      SMS is “texting”. The same shit that has been around since cell phones.

      Think of iMessage, Discord, WhatsApp, etc. as RCS or “messaging”

      When Android and iOS text each other, it all sends as SMS. That means no read/delivery receipts, low quality picture/video messaging, no typing indicators, no encryption, etc.

  • theAverageITGuy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s a good move to prevent the EU from forcing them to degrade iMessage. But it’s crap that they are doing it at all. Google in every way is inferior and bowing down to adopt their “standard” is BS. iMessage is best. Hopefully it stays that way.

    • Thandor369@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Cross platform messengers went far from those standards years ago, this is why pretty much everybody besides US folks use them and nobody cares about what phone you have.

  • honigbar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Damn I might go return my iPhone 15 I just bought a couple days ago lol. Go back to my paid off iPhone 13 until I can get a new android.

  • reddittAcct9876154@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Main bits…

    “But at the same time, iMessage isn’t going anywhere. It will continue to be the messaging platform used for all communication between iPhone users. RCS will simply supplant SMS and MMS and exist separately from iMessage when available. SMS and MMS will also continue to be available as a fallback when needed, Apple says. This is not Apple opening up iMessage to other platforms. Instead, it’s the company adopting RCS separately from iMessage.“

  • sudo-rm-r@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I was downvoted when I claimed it’s a good thing and we should push apple to do this, so why is everyone happy now?