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Derek Ross | 3 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +6 
 Google bought Jibe almost 10 years ago. It's about damn time, Apple.

https://www.phonearena.com/news/new-rcs-is-coming-to-iphone-ad_id161011
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inyahé | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 finally
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falsefaucet | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Memba when texting clients/apps used to compete. 

I still pay .99 a month for my pulse sms.
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Derek Ross | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I memba. I stopped when RCS launched 🥹
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The Beave | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ugh.

Gross.

No. I don't want every message on the planet to go through Google servers.

This is not good.
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Derek Ross | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Google's version is end to end encrypted. Apple decided to not implement that. That's the bad part. If you text an apple user, your data is in the clear.
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The Beave | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Google wants all RCS messsging to run through their servers. That is BS.
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sudocarlos | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 RCS encryption on Android is not part of the RCS protocol, it's part of the Google Messages app. https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381?hl=en