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Is there any FOSS alternative messenger that handles SMS and RCS? Supposedly RCS is an open standard, but I am not aware of any FOSS messenger that has it. I'd like to move away from google messenger, but there doesn't look like there is an option just yet.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (4 children)

To be honest RCS doesn't bring anything useful, SMS are helpful because they don't rely on wifi network, RCS will prevent you for receiving urgent message. Everything RCS does, other messaging apps like Signal do better

[–] InnerScientist 1 points 1 day ago

I agree, I hope it just dies off like most of googles projects and leaves the space for better alternatives.

[–] gedaliyah 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The main advantage is that not everyone has to have the same app (in theory). Users looking to replace Messages (Google), certainly need something that at minimum handles SMS/MMS - like Quik or Fossify Messages

[–] HurlingDurling 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, with RCS everyone already has a baked in app that supports the protocol, but still doesn't do anything better other the alternatives (I mean other apps, not sms).

I'm slowly moving all my friends and family over to Signal

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

My only issue with Signal is that it does not seem to (or I cannot get it to) work over wifi in the absence of a cell signal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It should, it's not using signal, just internet access

[–] HurlingDurling 12 points 1 day ago

Not sure what is going on with your setup, but Signal should work with any internet connection.

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

RCS is essentially a better form of mms

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

true for images, problem is for text messages

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

To be fair, I don't remember the last time I had mobile signal without any sort of internet. The coverage pretty much overlaps these days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I have multiple friends that don't enable their signal except for emergency

[–] Dutchie 2 points 1 day ago

It's not about coverage but about money. SMS is in my country (nl) free, for data you havd to pay. Bedides that SMS works on every phone from simple gdm to smartphone