If Apple was smart, it'll be a feature that's automatically on and can't be turned off.
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RCS Coming to Messages in iOS 18 for Improved Texts With Android Users
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I am so glad to have RCS. Finally adding Android users won't break the entire groupchat!
Imagine what these people would say if Apple were introducing SMS or MMS today, the very things these people seem infatuated to hold on to.
We need the old bubbles back. They looked so much better for both SMS and iMessage.
It has no effect on iMessage users in anyway. Did you disable SMS too?
But to send a SMS, it also requires a carrier (or at least a voip provider), as well as a phone number.
Judging by your first post claiming this has carrier lock-in (a big fat hint at you not knowing how this works), you‘ll be the one who needs troubleshooting calls.
Well let the consumers talk with their money and use whatever they want without being forced.
I would say it's a splendid idea.
My guess is that it’ll be similar to how Memoji works: it’ll just be an image that gets sent
They'd have to be very transparent about that, so children don't accumulate huge bills.
I personally feel that most of the debate is being driven by a few that for some reason feel this might sell a few more Android phones. Since coming out and saying that makes one look a like they value a corporation over actual human experience we get all kinds of bizarre reasons why this is such a bad thing. Apple will be just fine and the effect it'll have on sales will be virtually zero.
I look forward to anything that improves a communication experience and RCS versus SMS/MMS does that when using the stock message app. I'd say about 1/3 of the people I text have Android phones and living in the US the vast majority just use stock texting apps for most day to day communication. I also use Snapchat and Facebook Messenger, but text messages are still the default way I communicate. This is a good thing.
I look forward to anything that improves a communication experience and RCS versus SMS/MMS does that when using the stock message app. I'd say about 1/3 of the people I text have Android phones and living in the US the vast majority just use stock texting apps for most day to day communication. I also use Snapchat and Facebook Messenger, but text messages are still the default way I communicate. This is a good thing.
If you try to send a message over RCS but don't have a mobile data connection, it will default to text messaging standards, right? Thus incurring charges. This was a problem with at least some Android phones
I see, I have to depend on free public internet. Have you actually tried this yourself?
RCS is nice to have for sure.
Since I use text messaging for, well, text messages, I was never bothered by SMS/MMS (green bubbles)
Since I use text messaging for, well, text messages, I was never bothered by SMS/MMS (green bubbles)
iMessage also relies on data connection. iOS will send text messages without data connection. Therefore, there is no difference.
The reason some on this forum are complaining & moaning is because RCS is associated with android & they don’t won’t that thing anywhere near there precious Apple devices.
iMessage does not, and never has to my knowledge, fallen back onto sending text or picture messages when your data signal is low. You need to select "send as text message" if it fails to deliver using data. As long that remains the same with RCS there is no problem.
I'm neither complaining of moaning- it's a good thing. Kinda pointless for me now, as I haven't sent an old school text message in maybe a decade, but nice none the less. Most countries use WhatsApp/WeChat/equivalent.
It doesn't "fall back" and never sends an sms automatically. It allows you the option to select it(or at least it did, back in the days non-Americans used iMessage.)