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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] nymwit@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

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

[–] step6672@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Well that's out-fucking-standing!

Edit:

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?

Edit 2:

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?

[–] step6672@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

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?

Nop, it's the sideloading thing.

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Their implementation will not feature E2E encryption.

[–] step6672@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 9 months ago

You are right.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i thought rcs was developed by openwhisper for signal

[–] step6672@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

That's the Signal Protocol. RCS is Google's attempt to replace SMS/MMS