Both were supposed to come to Android. Then Steve Jobs died and Apple decided to scrap those plans so they could use them to lock people into the iPhone and not leave.
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'It's Time for Apple to Fix Texting' Says New Android Website Pushing RCS Messaging Technology
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I believe it was FaceTime. Apple internally discussed to make iMessages cross platform a few years ago, but they never made public commitment for that AFAIK
And the reason people laugh at iKnockoff users.
MLB The Show is a Sony made game and it has crossplay with Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
Also we're not talking about games, we're talking about software features, which is what RCS is.
Ok flip it in reverse. I want to see a vacation photo from my boss who is an Android user. I can't. I own an iPhone.
So get an Android phone then and text them til your heart's content. I don't want a degraded user experience just because "they're happy on Android" and you're suffering.
Ugh yeah, Google’s motives aren’t pure either.
www.androidpolice.com
Google's RCS drama with Apple, explained: More than bubble envy, less than noble
We've now entered the shakedown phase in the "Google wants Apple to support RCS" campaign
www.androidpolice.com
Apple can absolutely improve SMS messaging by implementing RCS but it’d still be incompatible with and break iMessage chats if anyone in the chat is using an app/OS that doesn’t honor the encryption. Even if they do add it, Google will continue campaigning for them to “fix the green-bubbles” which would only lead to complicating if not outright eradicating privacy in iMessage. Without full and properly implemented end-to-end encryption, there’s little-to-no benefit to Apple adding RCS. If they do, Google will make them look bad regardless.
Great opportunity for Apple to campaign for RCS (or an alternative) to have full end-to-end encryption, at the very least.
Great opportunity for Apple to campaign for RCS (or an alternative) to have full end-to-end encryption, at the very least.
I'm not buying a new phone just for one thing. The ball is in Apple's court. This is on them.
Let me explain again:
Current model you message an Android user: Message goes over SMS/MMS. Degraded experience.
New model you message an Android user: Message goes over RCS. Full resolution photos and video.
NOTHING CHANGES IPHONE TO IPHONE.
Its a added benefit. Nothing is degraded. Nothing changes from how things are now except better quality talking to Android devices.
Why is this a hard concept?
Apple is about choice. You can buy a knockoff iPhone from Samsung or HTC if you want Google to spy on you.
I agree but it's a red herring to this discussion because SMS and MMS are plaintext.
So Apple should make Android manufacturers happy after they stole the invention and took most of the market share from Apple’s hard work?
Comedy.
Next Apple should allow Apple Silicon on Chromebooks.
Current model everything is over SMS which means not only does every carrier get to spy on you but Google does too.
Apple should embrace a new Standard that's been in the works since 2008. RCS is a standard.
By your logic why do iPhones use SMS/MMS? It's not secure? Why does Apple allow anything but Apple devices communicate with them?
Sound ridiculous now? That's the logic being applied.
iMessage is, the only hole is if you enable iCloud backup. Those are encrypted, but Apple has teh key so tehy are not secure.
SMS has zero security so to answer your question yes.
Yeah. Apple could add RCS to be another protocol in the green bubble along with SMS and MMS. If the RCS implementation is E2EE, then maybe it can transparently work with blue bubbles. Really drive home the E2EE point of blue bubbles.
As long as encryption keys go outside of apple sandbox it’s not a good thing.