Google Responds to Apple’s RCS Support Announcement
After Apple announced adding RCS support to the iPhone, Google has released a statement in response. Google expressed their excitement about Apple embracing RCS, a move that is seen as a step forward in improving the messaging experience for Android users.
Google stated, “We are happy to see Apple take their first step today by coming on board to embrace RCS. We welcome Apple’s participation in our ongoing work with GSMA to evolve RCS and make messaging more equitable and secure, and look forward to working with them to implement this on iOS in a way that works well for everyone.”
Apple mentioned features like read receipts, high-resolution images and videos, better group conversations, and location-sharing capability in their announcement. They also highlighted iMessages as the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.
Google currently has its own end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) implementation with the Messages app on Android, which supports 1:1 and group conversations. Google’s full statement emphasized the importance of modern and secure communication for all users, regardless of their device.
“Everyone deserves to communicate with each other in ways that are modern and secure, no matter what phone they have. That’s why we have worked closely with the mobile industry to accelerate the adoption of RCS, and we’re happy to see Apple take their first step today by coming on board to embrace RCS. We welcome Apple’s participation in our ongoing work with GSMA to evolve RCS and make messaging more equitable and secure, and look forward to working with them to implement this on iOS in a way that works well for everyone.”
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