Does anyone have any knowledge of RCS, and how do you think Apple will implement it? I’m wondering if it will go through the Messages app, perform almost the same things as an iMessage (group chat, read receipts, rich links etc) but be green bubbles instead of Blue. I’m hoping this can be the nail in the coffin for my last WhatsApp group, then I can finally get rid.
Ahh I missed the other thread I think. Do we know who the UK carriers are using Google’s solution?
Steal people’s data by implementing E2E encryption in your fragmented standard sounds like a great plan 
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Indeed. It just wouldn’t effectively work as no one’s implementation was interoperable, but at least it would (still) be open!!! 
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I’m not an expert, but my understanding is that it was the carriers that just weren’t doing the work to make their RCS implementations interoperable, so Google made their own that they all then adopted.
This is mainly US centric but definitely watching the development, I am more interested in all your chat apps in one place over iMessage so signed up to the waitlist.
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Sadly not that is for the mini function which is just iMessage on android, bleeper cloud is what I want, although I may use that anyway as they are going to put it all on one app thanks 
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Ironically something you can’t get with android because Google’s RCS is closed source apis which other apps can’t access unless you are Samsung.
Pretty sure beeper would have wanted to implement RCS and be a one messaging app as well.
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That is exactly what beeper cloud is:
Has a long waitlist at the moment, and they are going to merge it with mini anyway. This implementation of iMessage uses the virtual Mac, but I have 0 interest in activating the iMessage side, just all apps in one place
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does it support google’s encrypted RCS though?
I do love the idea though, kinda something Apple should build an api for then each provider can integrate their messages into the central one albeit with the ability to launch the relevant app if funtionality isnt supported.
I guess we will wait to find out once they put it into mini, I don’t text a single soul though as we all use apps.
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Derp my edit didnt save, I want them all in a proper sole app.
Why would any messaging service want to do this in preference to having you fully using their own app (unless they are a niche player) with all the benefits that gives them and their users?
No interest in iMessage so hoping they continue even without it but I doubt it as the money won’t be coming in
Encrypted rcs?
I have no way to find out sadly, I don’t text a single person it’s all on apps so just showing what is on the screen. I have enabled it as my default SMS app now though.
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So, if you want Apple products, buy an Apple product.
Makes sense.
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I don’t get it, WhatsApp is the essential everyone’s welcome app IMO.
I find people reply quicker on WhatsApp than sms/imessage.