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Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kae@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.

Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.

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[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw a rumor mill style post that Apple was going to allow sideloading of apps. If so, that'll probably get me to switch. These changes and choice in software eliminates my gripes with iOS vs. Android.

As a point of clarity, I think both suck. But if Apple removes it's disadvantages (even if by force) and is the more privacy respecting option out of the box, it makes sense to me.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read a post on here the other day someone had a few articles linking to studies that apple may not be as privacy respecting as you think. Guess custom roms are the way to go lol.

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/android-ios-data-collection

[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'll go research that, thanks for the heads up!