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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 23 hours ago

Well, everyone I care to message now uses Signal, so, cheers.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is Google the only one behind RCS?

I also guess that all those features depend on the implementation other actors make of RCS so there is a chance it doesn't delete messages for some, no?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

RCS was created by the GSMA. It's an open standard, but as far as I know, the only way to use it is with proprietary closed-source apps from Google, Samsung, or Apple, using proprietary servers. So in that way, it's about as private as something like WhatsApp, and only slightly more "open" in practice.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It does feel like Google took over RCS and is pushing it as their own thing. Shits fucked, basically guarantees that it's never going to happen

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

nahhh they are the experts of messaging apps, they've got like 20 different ones and none are able to even communicate between their own services (Google chat, messages, photos, meet, hangout, classroom, drive, + all the dead ones)

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 points 20 hours ago

I know things aren't as easy for Google with them being hounded (rightfully) for abusing their monopoly, but you'd think they would be able to create a single messaging platform and push that to customers.

[–] Skanky@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Pretty sure Samsung messenger does, but the problem is that mobile carriers (att, Verizon, etc) can't decide on a standard, and more importantly - they can't figure out how to monetize it.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Apple adopted it nearly a year ago.

[–] Skanky@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Wasn't aware of that. Thanks!

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they introduced a means for users to delete messages, they can certainly do the same without user permission

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Does this salary offer from Google look fair to you?"

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

It must've been deleted along with the other texts that were marked as unfavorable dissent

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Jokes on them. Around a quarter of the people I send texts to, never get them.

[–] EcoByte@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago

Thank god I very rarely use google messages