ijeffM to [email protected]English • 8 months agoGoogle Messages prepares a feature that will do your ears a favor -www.androidauthority.commessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up151
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minus-square@IamdannolinkEnglish6•edit-28 months agoFor years I used Textra. It did SMS amazingly. I only switched to Google Messages for RCS support, although I believe Textra added that now.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoI’m not seeing that it does RCS. Would love to see a Foss app that does. Anyone?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•8 months agoNone do yet, because Google doesn’t publish an API for apps to use RCS. Another reason I say fuck RCS.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoNone will, Google is slowly closed-sourcing the entire platform. Messaging was one of the next steps. Also why apps like Signal won’t be seeing carrier messaging in the future.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoThe fact we need Google and phone carrier approval to use the system is a reason to drop it.
For years I used Textra. It did SMS amazingly. I only switched to Google Messages for RCS support, although I believe Textra added that now.
I’m not seeing that it does RCS. Would love to see a Foss app that does. Anyone?
None do yet, because Google doesn’t publish an API for apps to use RCS.
Another reason I say fuck RCS.
None will, Google is slowly closed-sourcing the entire platform. Messaging was one of the next steps. Also why apps like Signal won’t be seeing carrier messaging in the future.
The fact we need Google and phone carrier approval to use the system is a reason to drop it.