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Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.

Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So what will the color of the bubbles be this time? Red?

(Assuming that SMS and RCS aren't merged)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I read somewhere that they will still be green. It's confirmed by Apple as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh.

So I guess this won't really fix the blue bubble problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If they seamlessly integrate iMessage features with rcs then I would call it solved

ie if iPhone users can react to messages, include rcs users in group chats with iMessage users and all share HQ photos, send voice memos, and whatever else without missing any of the features because the other person is rcs or because one rcs person in a group chat causes the entire group chat to be downgraded, then the only remaining difference is the color of the bubble so the only people hating on green bubbles will be those who do it solely because of the color and not because of any loss of functionality, which I think would be so few people that it would be a non issue

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I'd call that a fix