Ding dong, the SMS is dead.

Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the less capable SMS protocol. Apple’s decision to add RCS support likely comes in response to pressure from Google, Samsung, and European regulators who have pushed for better cross-platform messaging. Overall, this change will bring the iPhone’s messaging capabilities more in line with the Android experience.

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    • lazynoobletEnglish
      3•6 months ago

      I didn’t know MLS and Signal were Google proprietary. TIL. Thanks.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•6 months ago

          It’ll probably take several years for them to switch over to MLS. Hopefully other messaging apps like Telegram and Threema can also utilize it just for crossplatform purposes.

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        4•6 months ago

        and Signal were Google proprietary.

        I’m pretty sure Signal is not Google proprietary, and the person you replied to didn’t say it was.

        • lazynoobletEnglish
          2•6 months ago

          The comment said it was proprietary and uses signal and MLS.

          Maybe I misunderstood.

          • @[email protected]English
            4•6 months ago

            The google proprietary part is e2ee on RCS that use signal and MLS. It is not a standard in the RCS specs.