Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18
www.theverge.com
Ding dong, the SMS is dead.

The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU.

Right now, when people on iOS and Android message each other, the service falls back to SMS — photos and videos are sent at a lower quality, messages are shortened, and importantly, conversations are not end-to-end encrypted like they are in iMessage. Messages from Android phones show up as green bubbles in iMessage chats and chaos ensues.

Apple’s announcement was likely an effort to appease EU regulators.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
    35·
    17 days ago

    Not to criticise apple too badly here, but that’s what will happen, as the version of RCS they use won’t have E2EE.

    And… It’ll still be tied to your phone number. Why would I want another shitty messaging system that’s tied to my phone number?

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      17 days ago

      It’s the replacement for SMS… Are you upset that WiFi phone calls are tied to your phone number?