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Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices (www.theverge.com)

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The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU.

Right now, when people on iOS and Android message each other, the service falls back to SMS — photos and videos are sent at a lower quality, messages are shortened, and importantly, conversations are not end-to-end encrypted like they are in iMessage. Messages from Android phones show up as green bubbles in iMessage chats and chaos ensues.

Apple’s announcement was likely an effort to appease EU regulators.

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[-] out@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 months ago

I use it to communicate with my family

It's more convenient than chat apps.

[-] fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What is more conveniant about sms compared to other apps? You still have to open the app, choose the contact from the list and start typing. It's the exact same options. If I do it on the sms app, signal app, telegram or messanger app it's still the same 2 taps then start typing. The only difference is what's on the other side. If they only use sms then it's obvious you have no other choice of communicating with them, but you can't say it's more conveniant.

[-] cor315@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It's convenient because I don't have to tell my family to use a different app. It's hard enough to get them to install whatsapp, let alone actually use it. And I don't even like using whatsapp.

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