speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy does most of the world use WhatsApp as their messaging app rather than RCS/SMS?speedythefirst@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoExclusive to Google’s texting app.
minus-squareAlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAre you sure? I definitely RCS message with friends who have iPhones.
minus-squarebus_factor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoSupport was added relatively recently, and a lot of people didn’t notice. I think it also used to default to off, not sure what the current default is.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoRCS has been on iPhones a couple years. The recent update was encrypted RCS. I don’t know whether the implementation is still Google, but in August I noticed RCS chats now have a “lock” icon
Exclusive to Google’s texting app.
Are you sure? I definitely RCS message with friends who have iPhones.
Support was added relatively recently, and a lot of people didn’t notice. I think it also used to default to off, not sure what the current default is.
RCS has been on iPhones a couple years. The recent update was encrypted RCS.
I don’t know whether the implementation is still Google, but in August I noticed RCS chats now have a “lock” icon