Batbro@sh.itjust.works to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 9 months agoGoogle is blocking RCS on rooted deviceswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkGoogle is blocking RCS on rooted deviceswww.theverge.comBatbro@sh.itjust.works to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squaresoulfirethewolf@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoRCS is designed to be used with a phone number though. And fall back to SMS when unavailable. If XMPP was used. If RCS was fully walled off, Apple would not be able to implement it like they said they would
minus-squaremichael_palmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoThe proprietary RCS standard is owned by the GSMA. They can license the use of RCS to large companies such as Google, Samsung, or mobile operators. But can a private developer get a license and develop his own RCS client? I think not.
RCS is designed to be used with a phone number though. And fall back to SMS when unavailable. If XMPP was used.
If RCS was fully walled off, Apple would not be able to implement it like they said they would
The proprietary RCS standard is owned by the GSMA. They can license the use of RCS to large companies such as Google, Samsung, or mobile operators. But can a private developer get a license and develop his own RCS client? I think not.