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Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months 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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[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

how is iMessage fundamentally any different from texting

Not entirely sure what you're asking but

  • iOS does not allow you to use any other messaging app for SMS. This is surely intentional to lock you into iMessage.

  • If you're messaging iOS --> iOS your "text" messages (SMS) are automatically upgraded to the iMessage protocol, and there are a wide variety of features that are enabled without the user downloading any other apps or switching the protocol. It just happens.

[–] ribboo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can turn off iMessage and you’ll be sending texts as regular SMS.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

...why would you do that?

[–] ribboo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

No clue, just saying you’re “allowed” to use SMS if it’s important to you. But I might have misinterpreted you!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago

The other replies answered it.

[–] darkentries@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

You can send SMS on iPhone with the Google voice app. Yes it would be from a different phone number than your SIM, but it works.