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Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year 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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[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This public shaming bullshit reminds me of Epic's Fortnite debacle and it's not a good look, especially from Samsung who usually mocks Apple on Monday and is copying them by Friday (see "no CD drives in laptops" or "no headphone jack" or "no removable batteries in the phone"). I know they're completely different issues but whining is whining.

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[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Satan and the Devil call Lucifier.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't sent an SMS since like 2013 or something like that. Couldn't care less about this blue green controversy, my use of SMS is receiving 2fa codes and spam.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, this is very much a weird USA issue.

I often only have internet access - no sms (receive only), no calls. Don't want to pay for it, don't need it.

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[–] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

RCS needs to happen, I'm so sick of Whatsapp.

[–] neblem@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not switch to something not owned by Facebook like Signal (or something on an open protocol like Element)?

[–] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

No one I know uses Signal or is skilled enough to switch away from Whatsapp. 100% have WhatsApp.

Trying to switch, would be like talking people into using Linux. Not going to happen unless the current option got much worse.

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[–] OppositeOfOxymoron@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Just download Signal. Cross platform, verifably E2E, and verifiably no data collected by Open Whisper (as per their submission in a lawsuit). Also, one of the authors/architects of Signal occasionally trolls the companies that provide mobile spyware.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

How does Signal communicate with non signal users?

99% of the people I txt with would never use Signal...

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[–] uis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

RCS dates to 2008 and Appul didn't support it. Now we know that Appul is stuck in 2007 or earlier.

Edit: it seems RCS is another centralized hellscape

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[–] Fran@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Everyone (in America) wants them to be together

Rest of the world already moved on to better services.

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