Ding dong, the SMS is dead.

Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the less capable SMS protocol. Apple’s decision to add RCS support likely comes in response to pressure from Google, Samsung, and European regulators who have pushed for better cross-platform messaging. Overall, this change will bring the iPhone’s messaging capabilities more in line with the Android experience.

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  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    5 months ago

    Shame they chose to implement the standard that Google blocks other, third party, FOSS apps for being clients for on Android, rather than an actually open standard like Matrix.