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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

sure would be nice if I could use my Google Voice number on it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Or at least feature parity in the separate app

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They can keep both those shitty apps. I'll be sticking with Textra.

Couldn't give one solitary fuck about RCS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

if RCS got open sourced it would be nice. might be misremembering but I think apple is working on that?

either way, it would be a nice upgrade from SMS, and unlike apps like signal, everyone would already have it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It isn't a open standard. It uses proprietary apps with a proprietary exclusive backend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The RCS Universal Profile is a publicly available standard, but there is no FOSS client stack that implements the standard. Google restricts RCS support on Android to the proprietary Google Messages instead of making it part of the Android Open Source Project. Apple Messages and iOS are also proprietary.

The EU should use the Digital Markets Act to force Google and Apple to allow competing RCS clients on Android and iOS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Direct link to PDF of RCS Universal Profile specification

This PDF link can be found on a search engine. You can also fill out the form with fake information and a throwaway email to get the link, though you don't have to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The end is coming. Soon you will need Google messages or Apple imessages. You will use proprietary messaging applications and like it

We need more competition not less

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Weirdly enough, messages seem to be the only thing I see the general public being ok with diversifying.

Everyone I know uses different messaging apps, I have active conversations in signal, telegram, Whatsapp, messages(SMS), messages(RCS), discord, and matrix.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

sms is essentialy just a confirmation code delivery protocol tho? (like i have around 100 "chats" with just confirmation codes in them and ZERO conversations...) and i don't see anyone using rcs mostly because of EXTREMELY poor reputation of sms messaging...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is pretty popular in the US. I use it for communication all the time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Same, I don't use other messaging apps besides Discord and Element, but those are for chatrooms.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Still not buying a Samsung.