return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoApple announced RCS with a whimper when it should have been a bangwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkApple announced RCS with a whimper when it should have been a bangwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squarefartsparkles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoOnly Google’s proprietary extension has encryption. The actual industry standard specification of RCS has no encryption defined at all.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoYes, that’s the right thing todo. My understanding was that Google went down this path and didn’t succeed, so went ahead with their own. Maybe have the other major mobile os onboard will be enough to get the carriers off their asses
minus-squarebrandocorp@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI’ll take that as a win!
minus-squarefartsparkles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-216 days agoWe will find out when they push the update.
Only Google’s proprietary extension has encryption. The actual industry standard specification of RCS has no encryption defined at all.
Yes, that’s the right thing todo. My understanding was that Google went down this path and didn’t succeed, so went ahead with their own. Maybe have the other major mobile os onboard will be enough to get the carriers off their asses
So….Apple good?
I’ll take that as a win!
We will find out when they push the update.