If I’m not mistaken then Apple can’t support RCS until Google opens it up. It’s a closed protocol tied to the Google Messaging app. Go look for another Android app that supports RCS. There are none. Okay, there’s one from an unknown company, with a bunch of bad reviews.
It’s weird because it is a standard but Google’s implementation is not really the standard. For insurance, the standard does not use end to end encryption, Google does. Their implementation also runs over their own Jibe servers rather than carrier stuff. You gotta be a Google bestie with muscle like Samsung to get your rcs client on Android seems like.
RCS will instead replace SMS and MMS and “exist separately from iMessage when available.”
Well, that’s kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?
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and it’s planning to file an appeal against the government’s regulation of its App Store
Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?
Well, that’s kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?
It’s pretty confusing, but I don’t think so. Read the last bit: “when available”. SMS and MMS will be available, but RCS will take priority over them when available.
Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?
The only RCS implementation that has E2EE is Google Messages (well, pretty much the only one available, but anyways), RCS as a protocol doesn’t have it by default, right?
If I’m not mistaken then Apple can’t support RCS until Google opens it up. It’s a closed protocol tied to the Google Messaging app. Go look for another Android app that supports RCS. There are none. Okay, there’s one from an unknown company, with a bunch of bad reviews.
It’s weird because it is a standard but Google’s implementation is not really the standard. For insurance, the standard does not use end to end encryption, Google does. Their implementation also runs over their own Jibe servers rather than carrier stuff. You gotta be a Google bestie with muscle like Samsung to get your rcs client on Android seems like.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
In fact, Apple is implementing RCS in their messaging app: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964171/apple-iphone-rcs-support
Well that’s out-fucking-standing!
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Well, that’s kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?
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Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?
It’s pretty confusing, but I don’t think so. Read the last bit: “when available”. SMS and MMS will be available, but RCS will take priority over them when available.
Nop, it’s the sideloading thing.
Their implementation will not feature E2E encryption.
The only RCS implementation that has E2EE is Google Messages (well, pretty much the only one available, but anyways), RCS as a protocol doesn’t have it by default, right?
You are right.
i thought rcs was developed by openwhisper for signal
That’s the Signal Protocol. RCS is Google’s attempt to replace SMS/MMS