It’s all about the bubbles.

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.

  • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
    41·
    9 months ago

    how is iMessage fundamentally any different from texting

    Not entirely sure what you’re asking but

    • iOS does not allow you to use any other messaging app for SMS. This is surely intentional to lock you into iMessage.

    • If you’re messaging iOS --> iOS your “text” messages (SMS) are automatically upgraded to the iMessage protocol, and there are a wide variety of features that are enabled without the user downloading any other apps or switching the protocol. It just happens.

    • ribboo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      9 months ago

      You can turn off iMessage and you’ll be sending texts as regular SMS.

        • ribboo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          No clue, just saying you’re “allowed” to use SMS if it’s important to you. But I might have misinterpreted you!

          • Cubes@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            9 months ago

            Above commenter was saying that you’re not allowed to use any other app besides the default messages app to send SMS on an iPhone, so a third party can’t just come in with an SMS app that also implements RCS so everyone can be happy

    • darkentries@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      You can send SMS on iPhone with the Google voice app. Yes it would be from a different phone number than your SIM, but it works.