{"id":8244,"date":"2021-10-08T06:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1369249"},"modified":"2021-10-08T06:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:08:12","slug":"android-exec-wants-to-help-apple-bring-rcs-on-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8244","title":{"rendered":"Android exec wants to help Apple bring RCS on iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/plugged?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2019%2F06%2FRCS.png&amp;signature=e1c70f7b8e2e608b79b6ecb320cd8095\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Google has been trying to push carriers all around the world to adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/how-google-is-trying-to-make-sms-sexy-again\">Rich Communication Services (RCS) since 2017<\/a>. For the uninitiated, RCS is like SMS 2.0 with the ability to send pictures, videos, voice notes, and QR codes across.<\/p>\n<p>While more than 88 mobile network operators support this communication standard, you can\u2019t use it on iPhones. So if you\u2019re texting a friend who uses Apple devices, they\u2019ll still see those green bubbles reserved for people not using iMessage.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Android SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lockheimer\/status\/1446193676883922953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">cheekily tweeted<\/a> about helping Apple deploy RCS. He commented on a tweet describing a person with green bubbles (aka a person using Android) in a group chat, and sent an \u201copen invitation\u201d to people \u201cwho can make this right.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.503937007874\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc9a Group chats don&#8217;t need to break this way. There exists a Really Clear Solution. Here&#8217;s an open invitation to the folks who can make this right: we are here to help. \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4P6xfsQyT0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/4P6xfsQyT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lockheimer\/status\/1446193676883922953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">October 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Basically, he\u2019s asking Apple to have a chat with Google about bringing RCS to folks using iPhones and iPads. However, given how the Cupertino-based company\u2019s stance on cross-platform messaging has been, it\u2019s unlikely that RCS will be on Apple devices any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, a ton of users have demanded to bring iMessage on Android. During the recent Apple v Epic court case, some documents revealed that Eddie Cue wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2021\/04\/28\/apple-admits-that-imessage-for-android-was-killed-to-keep-its-walled-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">make it happen in 2013<\/a>, but his idea was struck down.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few years, RCS has drawn comparisons like \u2018iMessage for Android,\u2019 and has added features like <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/android-update-encryption-rcs-assistant-emoji-kitchen\">end-to-end encryption for one-to-one chats<\/a>. The messaging standard now has more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/verizon-follows-att-and-t-mobiles-footsteps-make-google-messages-its-default-messaging-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">444 million users in 60 countries,<\/a> and has been competing with the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.thenextweb.com\/plugged\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/android-exec-hiroshi-lockheimer-rcs-iphones\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has been trying to push carriers all around the world to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS) since 2017. 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