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Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps... like Apple’s own iMessage.

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[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 127 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

I've lost track of all the messaging apps they had:

  • Hangouts
  • Chat
  • Gmail Chat
  • Google+
  • Voice

I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 95 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Allo

[–] meepmeep@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

begging they bring back whisperSHOUT from Allo to Google Messages :(

[–] cole@lemdro.id 3 points 1 year ago

that was awesome

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago

There's also Duo, which turned into Meet. it's basically Google Facetime.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Google Talk was the name before it became Gmail Chat

[–] Konman72@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hangouts was so close to perfect before they blew it all up.

Now I'm using a mix of Chat and Voice and it's terrible for everyone. Voice doesn't even support RCS from what I can tell, and all my messages with iPhone users are full of reactions. It's so annoying. I've had the same Google Voice number for over a decade, why is this so frustrating?

[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Voice is soooo frustrating. It had so much promise! But they haven't added anything to it in what 5 years? Maybe longer

[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

tbh I don't know that I would remind anyone at Google that Voice exists, I think that's just about the only thing that is keeping it alive.

[–] jormaig@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Duo (videocalling app)

[–] gears@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

They also killed YouTube DMs