iMessage Features for Android!? Apple Officially Announces RCS Support!

I’m switching phones as soon as they do this. Back to pixels 😂

Correction, not created by Google (search GSMA). Like USBC it's a standard that's been around for some time. It's simply Apple dragging it's heals clinging on A.S.S Apple Stockholm Syndrome to retain it's customers

“Apple will let users share locations in text threads and RCS messages will be green, like SMS messages are now, *the company confirmed to 9to5Mac.*”

This is an absolute massive massive win for me as an Android user. And it also keeps me from ever deciding to move to iPhone because of iMessage. If I move over to iPhone ever it will be because the phone is a really good phone, not because of a stupid messaging service. But this basically keeps me in the google pixel field. This is a huge win for me. I can't overstate it. Every single one of my family members has an iPhone and almost every single one of my friends has an iPhone. Obviously for them if they communicate with very limited people like me that have Android, it's not a massive win for them. On the flip side for me, I have tons of tons of people that this increases the quality of my pictures, the quality of group messages, and an actual usable video that I can send. This is a massive massive win for somebody like me. Obviously I'll still have WhatsApp for friends around the world that I have and obviously I'll still have Line for my Asian friends. But I can't overstate this at all. This is a massive win for me as an Android user. I can just send a text to family with a picture on my travels or a video and they're going to get a high quality version.

you already know in the apple typical fashion way they are going to try adding rcs but they are going to do something to still make it seem like iPhone is superior

most people i know who use android i just wont text them, we always use like fb messenger or discord to communicate better sms is just so bad, but i cant always get around it like texting a employee who is not on like friends basis, dont have discord or a fb to text with lol and i dont know anyone using those other texting apps like whatsapp i keep hearing about

No need for an iphone anymore. Android phones provide a large range of options....foldable, flip, better camera, pen support, fast charging, reverse charging, etc. The biggest thing for iMessage is the sending poor quality photographs & videos, breaking group chats. If thats not a thing anymore why get ripped off for a subpar iphone and i have a 15pro max and S23 Ultra.

They should just connect it to jibe. They coukd roll it out in a week. No apple wants to be difficult lol. Jibe is end to end encryption even in group chats. Call it a day

Idc the color of the bubbles can stay whatever color it is. I just care about being able to finally text. Nothing pisses me off more than low quality pics/videos. If bubble color matters to you please reevaluate your life lol.

Has anyone noticed that when people try to text you from an android phone you can’t get text messages from them? My wife had to turn her RCS off but what happens if people don’t know to do that I’m probably getting messages from android users that I don’t even know about or will never know about. Is there a solution to this I just switch from android to Apple.

They should have done this so long ago. The fact that people still need to worry about SMS/MMS in 2023 just because one company is holding out is insane.

Say less, I can finally cop an Android without being shot in daylight by my own groupcchat

Why wait until next year I don’t understand the weight…🤷🏽‍♀️🙄😤

iPhone is just 💩

As an Apple devotee, I’m happy that they are supporting RSC. I look forward to seeing actual names in iMessages, and not the endless phone numbers that mean nothing to me, even if the message is from a friend with a Samsung phone.

Green color should stay. People need to know that not everyone is an iZombie. Also this is US only problem. The rest of the world uses superior cross-platform messaging apps.

Good god finally, its probably carriers forcing them to adopt it because they are sick of supporting 20 year old technology just for Apple

I will encourage iPhone users to disable iMessage once Apple implements RCS

Is it really so shameful having green bubbles. Whats next will the internet people force apple to remove their logo because it discriminates against people who don’t have apple products.

Never believed Apple will finally do this...
I wrote about this in my channel's community post

Apple iPhones are only popular in the United States. All around the world everyone else uses android devices. Samsung devices are some of the most sophisticated and expensive phones out there yet snobby apple people still look down upon android users even though android phones are far more sophisticated customizable And more expensive. I use an old IPhone XS but have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that I use as well.

Yeah it will be a different color or will have some shade... I think they are doing this because of all the new apps or nothing phone adding imessage via Android is becoming the norm slowly

I want the green bubbles. I want them to see that I am an Android user.... Hence, a free thinker 😊

You shock lmao do they want to get sue ?????

This is going to mark the end of iPhone and Mac’s

This will be the day I delete fb messenger. I only have it for people who want to send me videos that aren’t a tiny garbled mess through text and vice versa.

The EU Regulators really dragging it atp.

Use Signal!!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

Isn’t it pronounced “red receipts”? Not like reed. Left me on reed 😢

This is great news!

One important correction: RCS (the S is for suite, not services) was not designed and defined by Google. It is a standard the GSMA are designing developing and promoting for years. That is, it is a suite of services to be implemented by the MNOs, like SMS, MMS, and Voice Mail. it is NOT a Google service.

This is very exciting. Even after all these years. Promoting RCS had bean one of the major projects of my career (2011-2015 as part of Comverse).

Can’t imagine how exciting these news would have been for me 10 ago…

Does this mean anything for crappy video?

Still green bubble 🟢☠️

Dear Apple iPhone users. Welcome to 2009. Glad you finally made it. 🎉🙌🏽👏🏽🤣🤣🤣

Some Android users will give iPhone a try if Apple support RCS 💯

Finally! Apple will support RCS and USB-C just like the rest of the world 🌎

Android users: Finally, better quality photos and videos to and from iOS users.
Apple users: What color will the bubbles be?

Something is wrong with these Apple people. The way they talked about messed up group messages or poor quality pics sounds like it's androids fault when it's clearly Apple. Us android uses don't care bc our messages, group messages comes out fine. Also we can change the color of our bubble to what we like. Americans are weird with text color.

Apple's resistance to implementing this is one of many reasons why I will never own an iphone or Apple product.

i think part of the reason and why it just was announced was Nothing phones new announcments...

Wont this be good for apple? I know android users that dont switch only because they dont want to get stuck with apple forever..

I always thought Apple would release a Messages app for Android. It would compete with WhatsApp and blue bubbles for everyone.

Green bubble will stay. You will not know if green bubble is RCS, mms or text.

love how Google is getting on a high horse about RCS but doesn’t support it in Google Voice

The color bubbles should change to be honest. I read a few times that some kids are being bullied for having a green bubble and therefore, being too poor to own an iPhone. This is insane and stupid. Also, if integration is seamless, just like when we could only send sms from different branded phones, it should be similar in this case.

Well now they have confirmed it’s still a green bubble. It’s far more of a US thing as most people in Europe use a mix of messaging services. It will be interesting to see if people use other messaging services like WhatsApp and telegram less then they currently do, when the experience between android and iOS improves.

Nobody care about iMessage outside USA

International community doesn’t really care about blue or green bubbles

RCS wasn't designed by Google.