After years of persuading from Google, Apple plans to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard. An Apple …
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iMessage Features for Android!? Apple Officially Announces RCS Support!
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This ish has been out for years…
Who gives AF what matters is did the text/call go through? Android 4Life
I received a message from an American friend once – I blocked that message. It was weird having someone message me with a sms, I thought it was a scam. But I'm in the EU, the messenger is for 2FA, everything else that is coming in there is spam and gets deleted & blocked.
This means a lot to me. Because I’ve suffered for so long.. buying iPhones all time because the eco systems matched with family and friends. I didn’t want to be that guy with the pixel or Samsung that sent pixelated videos or photos. Now with this adoptions I can explore devices I’m so excited!!
You people are lucky you will actually be able to take advantage of this. Sorry, that got a little personal.
What! The! Fuck! This has to be some kind of holiday season prank or something. There is no way Apple is actually going to adopt RCS.
success to Google RCS will reach billion users by next year….mmm
The whole reasoning behind the push for Apple to adopt RCS is solely for the benefit of Google, a survey was recently conducted and it showed about 87% of teenagers per iPhones over android and another 88% are planning to get an iPhone. Android is the #1 operating system in Europe, only in 2022 did Apple become #1 in the U.S. and that’s the problem for Google.
Could this be a way to hit back at other messaging services like WhatsApp or Telegram by encouraging more use of the default messaging apps on peoples’ respective choice in phones? This wouldn’t have a huge effect on the rest of the world, but it could prevent more of a foothold of these other services in the US. Why so many people in Europe and elsewhere are so in love with a service owned and controlled by a shady company like Facebook (Meta) is completely beyond me.
I hope Apple keeps the green and blue bubbles to differentiate between android and iPhone. I don't want people thinking I have an iPhone. There's too much other phone goodness out there to explore. The pixel 8. The nothing phone 2. OnePlus 12. The foldable Razr. Using an iPhone would be like driving a Corolla 😢 it's fine for most people. Reliable and it works. And it's perfectly great for someone who doesn't care about cars. The iPhone in all the the models it's like driving a Corolla. I want fun and new and interesting. My friends know that. Let's not give them false hope by turning whatever android device I'm rocking at the moment into an iPhone on the other end 😀👍
RCS was designed by Nokia. Not by Google.
This guy clearly doesn't have a clue about what he is talking about 😒
I’m switching phones as soon as they do this. Back to pixels 😂
Correction, not created by Google (search GSMA). Like USBC it's a standard that's been around for some time. It's simply Apple dragging it's heals clinging on A.S.S Apple Stockholm Syndrome to retain it's customers
“Apple will let users share locations in text threads and RCS messages will be green, like SMS messages are now, *the company confirmed to 9to5Mac.*”
This is an absolute massive massive win for me as an Android user. And it also keeps me from ever deciding to move to iPhone because of iMessage. If I move over to iPhone ever it will be because the phone is a really good phone, not because of a stupid messaging service. But this basically keeps me in the google pixel field. This is a huge win for me. I can't overstate it. Every single one of my family members has an iPhone and almost every single one of my friends has an iPhone. Obviously for them if they communicate with very limited people like me that have Android, it's not a massive win for them. On the flip side for me, I have tons of tons of people that this increases the quality of my pictures, the quality of group messages, and an actual usable video that I can send. This is a massive massive win for somebody like me. Obviously I'll still have WhatsApp for friends around the world that I have and obviously I'll still have Line for my Asian friends. But I can't overstate this at all. This is a massive win for me as an Android user. I can just send a text to family with a picture on my travels or a video and they're going to get a high quality version.
you already know in the apple typical fashion way they are going to try adding rcs but they are going to do something to still make it seem like iPhone is superior
most people i know who use android i just wont text them, we always use like fb messenger or discord to communicate better sms is just so bad, but i cant always get around it like texting a employee who is not on like friends basis, dont have discord or a fb to text with lol and i dont know anyone using those other texting apps like whatsapp i keep hearing about
No need for an iphone anymore. Android phones provide a large range of options….foldable, flip, better camera, pen support, fast charging, reverse charging, etc. The biggest thing for iMessage is the sending poor quality photographs & videos, breaking group chats. If thats not a thing anymore why get ripped off for a subpar iphone and i have a 15pro max and S23 Ultra.
They should just connect it to jibe. They coukd roll it out in a week. No apple wants to be difficult lol. Jibe is end to end encryption even in group chats. Call it a day
Idc the color of the bubbles can stay whatever color it is. I just care about being able to finally text. Nothing pisses me off more than low quality pics/videos. If bubble color matters to you please reevaluate your life lol.
Has anyone noticed that when people try to text you from an android phone you can’t get text messages from them? My wife had to turn her RCS off but what happens if people don’t know to do that I’m probably getting messages from android users that I don’t even know about or will never know about. Is there a solution to this I just switch from android to Apple.
They should have done this so long ago. The fact that people still need to worry about SMS/MMS in 2023 just because one company is holding out is insane.
Say less, I can finally cop an Android without being shot in daylight by my own groupcchat
Why wait until next year I don’t understand the weight…🤷🏽♀️🙄😤
iPhone is just 💩
As an Apple devotee, I’m happy that they are supporting RSC. I look forward to seeing actual names in iMessages, and not the endless phone numbers that mean nothing to me, even if the message is from a friend with a Samsung phone.
Green color should stay. People need to know that not everyone is an iZombie. Also this is US only problem. The rest of the world uses superior cross-platform messaging apps.
Good god finally, its probably carriers forcing them to adopt it because they are sick of supporting 20 year old technology just for Apple
I will encourage iPhone users to disable iMessage once Apple implements RCS
Is it really so shameful having green bubbles. Whats next will the internet people force apple to remove their logo because it discriminates against people who don’t have apple products.
Never believed Apple will finally do this…
I wrote about this in my channel's community post
Apple iPhones are only popular in the United States. All around the world everyone else uses android devices. Samsung devices are some of the most sophisticated and expensive phones out there yet snobby apple people still look down upon android users even though android phones are far more sophisticated customizable And more expensive. I use an old IPhone XS but have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that I use as well.
Yeah it will be a different color or will have some shade… I think they are doing this because of all the new apps or nothing phone adding imessage via Android is becoming the norm slowly
I want the green bubbles. I want them to see that I am an Android user…. Hence, a free thinker 😊
You shock lmao do they want to get sue ?????
This is going to mark the end of iPhone and Mac’s
This will be the day I delete fb messenger. I only have it for people who want to send me videos that aren’t a tiny garbled mess through text and vice versa.
The EU Regulators really dragging it atp.
Use Signal!!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Isn’t it pronounced “red receipts”? Not like reed. Left me on reed 😢
This is great news!