β² 231 βΌ Google Messages turning on RCS by default, group E2E encryption launches (9to5google.com) submitted 3 years ago by Axion@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 21 points 3 years ago (3 children) That's nice. But without some serious marketing they won't get people off of WhatsApp in Europe. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] timbuck2themoon@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 years ago (3 children) I don't know how much better going to another closed system is. AFAIK it's only Google running these servers and only their implementation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. I don't really think it's better either. I just think it'll fall flat on its face like Google's many many previous attempts at messaging unless they actually tell people it exists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Axion@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 3 years ago Google's RCS has 800M active users and it's projected to hit 1B by the end of the year matching iMessage's usage. Whether people actually know that it's RCS or not, it's been a pretty successful service for Google so far. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Polar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago I use RCS with all of my Android user friends. It's always been turned on by default for us. Not sure what you mean not many Android users are using it? permalink fedilink source parent [β] tjhart85@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago βyou wonβt get shamed by iOS users anymore if Apple would just pick this upβ Meanwhile, Google Voice doesn't even have it enabled! permalink fedilink source parent [β] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 4 points 3 years ago T-Mobile and Samsung have their own implementations (which are compatible with Google's) permalink fedilink source parent [β] ayyndrew@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago I don't think they care about beating WhatsApp, they only care about iMessage. WhatsApp doesn't stop people from buying Android phones, iMessage does. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Don't worry about Europe, we don't use SMS and we also do not want RCS. We are perfectly fine using apps like Telegram/whatsapp/Signal. The whole "green/blue bubbles" thing is USA only, keep it USA only please, thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) RCS done properly would be nice. I'd very much like to not be sending my messages through meta. Google's implementation, however, just trades one American giant for another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) With an app it is just me, the app and whatever internet connection I have. With SMS&co instead I have to deal with a system outside that, managed by the phone company and whatever. Also apps are constantly updated, RCS standard will just become SMS2. Even iPhone users use an app in USA, it is only USA android users that for some random reasons are still stuck to SMS. Here I just open telegram or whatsapp and message with anyone, no matter the phone. Or discord, or Matrix... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 3 years ago True. But the for the last part, but the argument for RCS is the same. But more so. You'd know you could just message them using it and you wouldn't need to know if they were using WhatsApp discord. No matter what their phone would have RCS, or would fall back to SMS. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago Yea. This concerns only stupid Americans and their obsessions with bubbles. Us Asians also do not need stinkin' RCS. We use WhatsApp. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] timbuck2themoon@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 years ago (3 children) I don't know how much better going to another closed system is. AFAIK it's only Google running these servers and only their implementation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. I don't really think it's better either. I just think it'll fall flat on its face like Google's many many previous attempts at messaging unless they actually tell people it exists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Axion@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 3 years ago Google's RCS has 800M active users and it's projected to hit 1B by the end of the year matching iMessage's usage. Whether people actually know that it's RCS or not, it's been a pretty successful service for Google so far. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Polar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago I use RCS with all of my Android user friends. It's always been turned on by default for us. Not sure what you mean not many Android users are using it? permalink fedilink source parent [β] tjhart85@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago βyou wonβt get shamed by iOS users anymore if Apple would just pick this upβ Meanwhile, Google Voice doesn't even have it enabled! permalink fedilink source parent [β] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 4 points 3 years ago T-Mobile and Samsung have their own implementations (which are compatible with Google's) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. I don't really think it's better either. I just think it'll fall flat on its face like Google's many many previous attempts at messaging unless they actually tell people it exists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Axion@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 3 years ago Google's RCS has 800M active users and it's projected to hit 1B by the end of the year matching iMessage's usage. Whether people actually know that it's RCS or not, it's been a pretty successful service for Google so far. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Polar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago I use RCS with all of my Android user friends. It's always been turned on by default for us. Not sure what you mean not many Android users are using it? permalink fedilink source parent [β] tjhart85@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago βyou wonβt get shamed by iOS users anymore if Apple would just pick this upβ Meanwhile, Google Voice doesn't even have it enabled! permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Axion@lemmy.world [S] 12 points 3 years ago Google's RCS has 800M active users and it's projected to hit 1B by the end of the year matching iMessage's usage. Whether people actually know that it's RCS or not, it's been a pretty successful service for Google so far. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Polar@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 years ago I use RCS with all of my Android user friends. It's always been turned on by default for us. Not sure what you mean not many Android users are using it? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] tjhart85@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago βyou wonβt get shamed by iOS users anymore if Apple would just pick this upβ Meanwhile, Google Voice doesn't even have it enabled! permalink fedilink source parent
[β] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 4 points 3 years ago T-Mobile and Samsung have their own implementations (which are compatible with Google's) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ayyndrew@lemm.ee 7 points 3 years ago I don't think they care about beating WhatsApp, they only care about iMessage. WhatsApp doesn't stop people from buying Android phones, iMessage does. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Don't worry about Europe, we don't use SMS and we also do not want RCS. We are perfectly fine using apps like Telegram/whatsapp/Signal. The whole "green/blue bubbles" thing is USA only, keep it USA only please, thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) RCS done properly would be nice. I'd very much like to not be sending my messages through meta. Google's implementation, however, just trades one American giant for another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) With an app it is just me, the app and whatever internet connection I have. With SMS&co instead I have to deal with a system outside that, managed by the phone company and whatever. Also apps are constantly updated, RCS standard will just become SMS2. Even iPhone users use an app in USA, it is only USA android users that for some random reasons are still stuck to SMS. Here I just open telegram or whatsapp and message with anyone, no matter the phone. Or discord, or Matrix... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 3 years ago True. But the for the last part, but the argument for RCS is the same. But more so. You'd know you could just message them using it and you wouldn't need to know if they were using WhatsApp discord. No matter what their phone would have RCS, or would fall back to SMS. permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [β] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago Yea. This concerns only stupid Americans and their obsessions with bubbles. Us Asians also do not need stinkin' RCS. We use WhatsApp. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) RCS done properly would be nice. I'd very much like to not be sending my messages through meta. Google's implementation, however, just trades one American giant for another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) With an app it is just me, the app and whatever internet connection I have. With SMS&co instead I have to deal with a system outside that, managed by the phone company and whatever. Also apps are constantly updated, RCS standard will just become SMS2. Even iPhone users use an app in USA, it is only USA android users that for some random reasons are still stuck to SMS. Here I just open telegram or whatsapp and message with anyone, no matter the phone. Or discord, or Matrix... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 3 years ago True. But the for the last part, but the argument for RCS is the same. But more so. You'd know you could just message them using it and you wouldn't need to know if they were using WhatsApp discord. No matter what their phone would have RCS, or would fall back to SMS. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it -5 points 3 years ago (1 child) With an app it is just me, the app and whatever internet connection I have. With SMS&co instead I have to deal with a system outside that, managed by the phone company and whatever. Also apps are constantly updated, RCS standard will just become SMS2. Even iPhone users use an app in USA, it is only USA android users that for some random reasons are still stuck to SMS. Here I just open telegram or whatsapp and message with anyone, no matter the phone. Or discord, or Matrix... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 3 years ago True. But the for the last part, but the argument for RCS is the same. But more so. You'd know you could just message them using it and you wouldn't need to know if they were using WhatsApp discord. No matter what their phone would have RCS, or would fall back to SMS. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 4 points 3 years ago True. But the for the last part, but the argument for RCS is the same. But more so. You'd know you could just message them using it and you wouldn't need to know if they were using WhatsApp discord. No matter what their phone would have RCS, or would fall back to SMS. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Zeroxxx@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago Yea. This concerns only stupid Americans and their obsessions with bubbles. Us Asians also do not need stinkin' RCS. We use WhatsApp. permalink fedilink source parent