Building bridges without blue bubbles.

  • @brax@sh.itjust.works
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    24 months ago

    Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Google…

    But you’re saying there’s one app that will connect to them all and work? I don’t think that’s the case unless there’s something like Pidgin for Android, I guess…

    • @InnerScientist@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      No, I’m saying that there isn’t. You can use all those things on every platform, RCS would be the 6th program you need to install besides the other 5 you already have and it seems useless compared to the rest.

      Edit: platform as in android, windows, iOS etc

      • TonyOstrich
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        54 months ago

        But RCS is intended to be an industry standard. A user doesn’t install the internet on their phone, they install a web browser that is able to interact with the various standards that make the internet. In the same way RCS should make those other messaging apps either irrelevant or force them to become somewhat more interoperable while potentially making it easier for open source solutions.

        That being said, Google are being absolute cunts when it comes to RCS. They bitched about Apple not supporting it while simultaneously making it nearly impossible to have any app other than theirs that can do RCS messaging.

        • @InnerScientist@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          So we’re back to square one, five messengers and one which "can do anything"©®™ led by google. No thanks I’d rather let SMS be as it is.

          As far as I can see you can’t join the network without some kind of authorization (see rooted phones being unable to).

          • Lka1988
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            34 months ago

            My rooted Pixel 9 Pro has RCS enabled. Just needed the Play Integrity Fix patch installed through Magisk. Though I think Google is changing that in May, so we’ll see what happens.

          • TonyOstrich
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            34 months ago

            That’s the point of GSM standardizing the encryption method. Progress is slow until it isn’t. We have to start somewhere.

          • @brax@sh.itjust.works
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            14 months ago

            What would be far better is RCS to be exempted from data usage so we can have a more secured protocol for standardized messaging.