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

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Any open source Android RCS SMS apps then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No idea, but that has nothing to do with anything. Considering that the standard is public and free (unlike ISO stuff bte), that most relevant telecoms support it, and that a lot of phone manufacturers have a custom client that does support it, it's not remotely close to being closed sourced, and service-authentication-gated like iMessages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

However access to each carrier gateway is very guarded ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Not sure what your point is, but ok?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago

Probably. Have a look on FDroid.

[+] [email protected] -18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Believe it or not you might need to pay for something that you like and use. Wierd fuckin notion I know.

Until free speech covers equal rights to emoji msg replies (etc), I really don't see any way to force companies to make the playing field level for people who aren't their customers.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Believe it or not you might need to pay for something that you like and use. Wierd fuckin notion I know.

You are confusing open source with free-as-in-price. Open source is a development philosophy, not a price tag.