Apple announced (via 9to5Mac) today that it's adding RCS support to the iPhone in a great boost to Android-iOS messaging...

It's happening!!!

  • aiman@lemdro.id
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    10 months ago

    I have faith in Apple, it'll be difficult but they'll find a way to do this that still maintains all the toxicity towards green bubbles that they've worked so hard to cultivate.

  • Swarfega@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    I have no doubts it will be implemented in a way that still benefits Apple and its ecosystem. Also to help their cause to keep iMessage locked into Apple devices with that EU ruling. Still, this is great news.

    • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 months ago

      I don't think Apple will need (or want) to do anything "malicious" since Apple is implementing RCS the standard which between the carriers and Google mismanaging and fragmenting messaging for years - see: X carrier phones can only send RCS messages to X carrier phones, Google's implementation is not the RCS standard and is partially proprietary - it'll take a while to get S.S. RCS, The Standard steered right.

      I hope Apple's involvement is ironically a kick in the butt to get everyone on the same page and get a standard rather than the current "Google iMessage" solution.

      Edit: Typo

  • vamp07@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    I bet they do some thing like make it optional on the iPhone and the user needs to turn that setting on to get RCS. Obviously most users don’t care and will never look.