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Yey look! Google is promoting open standard that is used for intercorponation communication!
https://www.android.com/get-the-message/
RCS is supposed to be implemented by each network operator so presumably it won't be another iMessage situation... but!

Also google:
> RCS, though, can enable end-to-end encryption – and RCS conversations are end-to-end encrypted between Messages by Google users.

Just wait till **not** E2E messages will be marked dangerous AND SCARY by android **default** Messages (by Google but it doesnt say it in the name) application.

That is not all! Guess what:
> [... ]T-Mobile announced today that its RCS offering is now powered by Google’s Jibe platform. 
>
> Carriers can either have Google power the RCS backend/servers or use their own infrastructure. T-Mobile did both depending on the Android device:

https://9to5google.com/2023/09/21/t-mobile-rcs-google-jibe/

Just... I can't... #destroygoogle anyone?