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minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down6·11 months agoI hope not. RCS still has issues. Example, it still requires you to have a phone number. iMessage can be used with an email address. The Apple insider podcast gents did a nice break down of this a few months ago. iMessage is a lot more than just proprietary RCS.
minus-squareCuz :twit:@twit.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoI’d be happy with just a functional bridge between iMessage and RCS
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoDoesn’t it require Google servers to work also?
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYes, and people sending messages through Google’s servers have to use Google’s encryption keys.
minus-squareLinuxSBC@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·11 months agoIt still has issues, but it’s much better than SMS, which is currently the only option for messaging between Android and iOS.
minus-squaresnowfalldreamland@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months ago only option for messaging between Android and iOS. Well aside from like all the messaging apps, right?
minus-squareXTornado@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoAll the not interconnected apps yes.
minus-squareLinuxSBC@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoSorry, I meant “the only built-in option for messaging between Android and iOS.” A lot of people don’t want to install any third-party messaging apps.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI think both things are valid. Apple should adopt RCS, but also that standard should be further pushed to include better features and not just stagnate
minus-squareJune@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·11 months agoI’m willing to bet Apple will adopt RCS as soon as it can be implemented seamlessly.
minus-squaresteltek@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNever. The epic court case has evidence showing Apple views iMessage as a moat to hold their users hostage.
minus-squareGraphine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoLet’s be honest, who the fuck doesn’t have a phone number in 2023? My 9 year old cousin has an iPhone SE.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThe point is that iMessage can be used with a computer or tablet that doesn’t have a phone number.
minus-squareGraphine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAh, that I can understand then.
I hope not. RCS still has issues. Example, it still requires you to have a phone number. iMessage can be used with an email address.
The Apple insider podcast gents did a nice break down of this a few months ago. iMessage is a lot more than just proprietary RCS.
I’d be happy with just a functional bridge between iMessage and RCS
Doesn’t it require Google servers to work also?
Yes, and people sending messages through Google’s servers have to use Google’s encryption keys.
It still has issues, but it’s much better than SMS, which is currently the only option for messaging between Android and iOS.
Well aside from like all the messaging apps, right?
All the not interconnected apps yes.
Sorry, I meant “the only built-in option for messaging between Android and iOS.” A lot of people don’t want to install any third-party messaging apps.
I think both things are valid. Apple should adopt RCS, but also that standard should be further pushed to include better features and not just stagnate
I’m willing to bet Apple will adopt RCS as soon as it can be implemented seamlessly.
Never. The epic court case has evidence showing Apple views iMessage as a moat to hold their users hostage.
Let’s be honest, who the fuck doesn’t have a phone number in 2023? My 9 year old cousin has an iPhone SE.
The point is that iMessage can be used with a computer or tablet that doesn’t have a phone number.
Ah, that I can understand then.