As much as they like to pretend RCS is an open standard, it’s really not. In practice, it’s a proprietary protocol to Google Messages. Which the other commenter mentioning custom roms, Google recently blocked platforms that they dont approve of from using RCS.
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OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 6 months agoWhat is this about?
The main RCS benefit is sharing videos between Apple and Android that don’t look like potatoes. Can’t imagine what is being shadily blocked there.
moon@lemmy.cafe 6 months ago
nevemsenki@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Try using a custom ROM on Android and you’ll quickly see.