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So no more blue vs green box bullshit? Stupidest thing I’ve seen is hate because you got a green text box.
Blue means the iMessage protocol is being used by all parties. So that means things like end-to-end encryption, data-driven messaging and photos, videos, rich replies, effects, voice replies, etc…
Green means the SMS protocol is being used by at least one person so everything is dumbed down to what SMS can do.
It’s going to stay green, just that green now includes end-to-end encryption as long as all parties are using RMS.
iMessage still has other features that RCS lacks.
Even if they were at feature parity, I don’t think RCS would ever be blue. Blue is the “premium” messaging experience.
Maybe one day Apple will give RCS its own color to separate it from SMS. I hope they do to signify its security.
Ah, great! So Apple will provide the platform and it will be interoperable with Google. I’m glad they fixed the protocol instead of everyone using Google’s servers.
You’re still using Google’s servers even if you’re on iPhone, though now Google shouldn’t be able to read your messages.
It’s just that Apple didn’t want to support Google’s proprietary encryption protocol. So they worked to make end to end encryption part of the RCS standard, and now that it is, Apple is willing to support it.
Edit: Small correction. It seem’s like RCS on iPhone does not always use Google servers. It’s just that US carriers have partnered with Google to provide their RCS support.
