INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Apple has made what can be certainly termed as one of the 'biggest-ever' announcements after the adoption of USB charging in iPhones with
the latest-generation iPhones, iPhone 15 series
The company is reportedly set to adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard
In a statement to 9to5Mac, an Apple spokesperson said that the company believes RCS will offer better interoperability for cross-platform
messages.What exactly did Apple spokesperson said"Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as
currently published by the GSM Association.We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to
This will work alongsideiMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users," the Apple
spokesperson told the website
It also comes as Google went to the EU to push Apple to adopt the RCS messaging standard, thus putting regulator pressure on the company
anywhereDo note that this is not Apple opening up iMessage to other platforms
iMessage will continue to be the messaging platform used for all communication between iPhone users
RCS will only supplant SMS and MMS and exist separately from iMessage when available
According to Apple, SMS and MMS will also continue to be available as a fallback when needed.Apple also reiterates that iMessage is far more
secure and privacy-friendly than RCS
iMessage is end-to-end encrypted and Apple maintains that RCS does not currently support encryption that is as strong as iMessage.What is
RCS messagingAccording to Google, Rich Communication Services (RCS) chats provide an upgraded, rich messaging experience
RCS is an upgrade to the traditional SMS message
RCS chats are provided by Google or your mobile carrier
RCS works through the native messaging app on your phone
For example, on Android devices, users can open the Google Messages app and navigate to Settings > Chat Features
Here, they will have the option to enable RCS messaging.
