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Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)

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In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.

Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.

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[-] ky56@aussie.zone 10 points 9 months ago

Doesn't this mean all text message traffic will flow through the control of Google servers?

I don't know anything about how RCS works aside from a couple of comments talking about the Google servers problem.

[-] psivchaz@reddthat.com 6 points 9 months ago

There can be other servers and apps, for example Samsung has their own app. It's hard for me to track down details about how they interoperate but it appears that the various services need to agree to work with one another, so I don't think just anyone can create an RCS app and infrastructure and have it work with Google's and Samsung's. However, I imagine Apple is fully capable of it and would be surprised if iPhone RCS wasn't going through Apples network.

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[-] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago

I don't want to be cynical, but is this part required for Apple to implement RCS?

"and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users."

I can totally imagine it being limited to the encryption and the bare minimum, as imessages features don't perfectly overlap with the RCS features (e.g. emojis).

[-] mojo@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

They aren't doing this by choice lol

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago

Still better than nothing lol.

[-] Spitfire@pawb.social 5 points 9 months ago

I’m glad that they’re finally going to implement it but I can’t help but shake the feeling that there’s still going to be some interoperability issues.

[-] NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago

If they can manage it, it's safe to assume they will implement those issues

[-] nx2@feddit.de 5 points 9 months ago

Seems like Nothing did it?

[-] erwan@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

No, Nothing will provide a bridge to iMessage by logging with your password on the Mac mini farm. Not something that you want.

Also nothing didn't shit, they partnered with Sunbird.

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[-] gianni@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Let me know when you can use RCS on an Android phone without Google Play Services outside of Google Messages

[-] advanderar@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think this is because the carriers were slow / refused to host RCS on their servers so most carriers make you use Google servers.

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