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Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps... like Apple’s own iMessage.

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[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

how is iMessage fundamentally any different from texting

Not entirely sure what you're asking but

  • iOS does not allow you to use any other messaging app for SMS. This is surely intentional to lock you into iMessage.

  • If you're messaging iOS --> iOS your "text" messages (SMS) are automatically upgraded to the iMessage protocol, and there are a wide variety of features that are enabled without the user downloading any other apps or switching the protocol. It just happens.

[-] ribboo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You can turn off iMessage and you’ll be sending texts as regular SMS.

[-] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[-] ribboo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No clue, just saying you’re “allowed” to use SMS if it’s important to you. But I might have misinterpreted you!

[-] Cubes@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Above commenter was saying that you're not allowed to use any other app besides the default messages app to send SMS on an iPhone, so a third party can't just come in with an SMS app that also implements RCS so everyone can be happy

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The other replies answered it.

[-] darkentries@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

You can send SMS on iPhone with the Google voice app. Yes it would be from a different phone number than your SIM, but it works.

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