by dbadmin | Sep 23, 2024 | Apple iOS, Apple Messages and iMessage, google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority It turns out that Android phone owners can rename a group text for iOS owners in the group. Apple has long allowed any iPhone users in a group text to rename the group, though. By contrast, Google Messages previously allowed you...
by dbadmin | Sep 19, 2024 | Google, News, RCS
RCS is here, and that means texting between Android and iOS just got a whole lot nicer. Google brings its talking Pixel and iPhone back to help promote the accomplishment. Of course, Google can’t help but criticize Apple just a bit for being this late to the party....
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Apple, Apple Messages and iMessage, Google, google messages, News, RCS
RCS messages between iOS and Android do not currently support end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The GSMA voices its support for addressing this by adding E2EE to the RCS Universal Profile. Google has already shown some signs of getting ready for a move like that, building...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Google, google messages, News, RCS
Google Messages appears to be working on a way to indicate the profile being used to send messages. The app is also expanding its profile management tools, suggesting this is all part of a broader effort. This functionality may be part of in-development dual-SIM...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Apple, Apple iPhone, Google Fi, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority It turns out that RCS isn’t available to iPhone users on Google Fi. Google has claimed that Apple has to enable RCS for iPhone-toting Google Fi users. Google Fi users with Android devices can still use this texting standard with...
by dbadmin | Aug 27, 2024 | google messages, News, RCS
An APK teardown of the Google Messages apps shows how Google will solve the low-quality media problem in RCS chats. When sending media, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to send it at “original quality” or “optimized for chat.” Hopefully, this comes very soon,...
