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October 8, 2021 02:10 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/7/22715696/svp-android-invitation-apple-rcs-texting-iphone
SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone
In a tweet earlier today, Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer called on Apple to support RCS, the next-generation texting standard that’s supposed to supplant SMS. He offered an “open invitation to the folks who can make this right” and said “we are here to help.” Translation: the “folks” are Apple and “we are here to help” is Google’s offer to assist Apple in implementing the new standard.
RCS is finally starting to gain traction around the world. Its biggest champion has been Google, which finally landed on using it as the default texting solution for Android phones after trying every other solution. RCS is far from perfect, but it’s clearly superior to SMS (which is, of course, a low bar). After securing deals from US carriers to commit to...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/7/22715696/svp-android-invitation-apple-rcs-texting-iphone
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