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In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The...

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.

    • Glimpythegoblin
      6•2 years ago

      It already has support on Android. I send rcs messages to other friends with Android. Read receipts. No longer mms and sms. It’s great.

    • @[email protected]
      6•2 years ago

      RCS falls back to SMS/MMS, so it’s not another app, it’s a replacement for texting (and iMessage).

      iMessage is, basically, just a proprietary way of doing what RCS is designed to do, so Apple can use peer pressure to get teens (and adults) to exclusivity buy iPhones so their messages are the “right” colour.