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Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology

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The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU.

Right now, when people on iOS and Android message each other, the service falls back to SMS — photos and videos are sent at a lower quality, messages are shortened, and importantly, conversations are not end-to-end encrypted like they are in iMessage. Messages from Android phones show up as green bubbles in iMessage chats and chaos ensues.

Apple’s announcement was likely an effort to appease EU regulators.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s not just to troll. There are actual differences between the RCS and iMessage protocols and their capabilities.

[+] atocci -8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but we all know what the real reason is...

[–] ForgotAboutDre 17 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It would be inappropriate to not make it clear what messaging protocol is being used.

Most RCS chats will be going through googles servers. A user might want to know that.

[–] atocci 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I absolutely agree on that. It should be clear to the user what protocol is being used, but that isn't Apple's goal. If that was the case, the bubble for RCS messages would be something other than green since green currently indicates SMS. The way they're doing it, making RCS bubbles green too won't do anything to tell you what protocol you're using, but it will specifically reveal you aren't using iMessage, and continuing that in-group mentality is the goal.

[–] thequantumcog 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, apple is not using Google's proprietary RCS they are using Open Source GSM RCS which doesn't go through Google's servers and it doesn't include end-to-end encryption.

[–] ForgotAboutDre 2 points 6 months ago

What if you speak to someone on android, then it’ll most likely go through googles servers. Most carriers are using googles servers to service rcs. When you texting iPhone users you’ll be using iMessage so most of the time your going through googles servers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

ABSOLUTELY. I have way more trust in iMessage’s privacy than RCS. I am ELATED for this change, but I want the colors different. I wouldn’t be upset if it changed from green to something else like peach or something, though, to reflect at least there might be SOME encryption or something going on.

[–] ozymandias117 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you’re relying on iMessage for privacy, ensure you and everyone you’re messaging have gone to iCloud settings and enabled “Advanced Data Protection”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Absolutely, and excellent advice. Most of my folks I talk about

pirated

Uhh

movies

…we’ll just say THC cuz it’s legal here

with, whether it enabled or not, we go through Signal iPhone or Android

edit: I read this again and it’s a terribly worded post but I think ya get it