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This is definitely going to work - it's just iMessage for Android. Google can deploy a default version of Chat in the next one or two Android releases. Users w

This is definitely going to work - it's just iMessage for Android. Google can deploy a default version of Chat in the next one or two Android releases. Users won't notice the difference except that SMS has some nicer features. Google can snoop on Chats directly if the web service backing them is Google run. Even if they can't, a better default messaging experience will take business away from competitors like WhatsApp and Messenger.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> This is definitely going to work - it's just iMessage for Android. It's neither like iMessage nor specifically for Android. > Google can snoop on Chats directly if the web service backing them is Google run. It's not, it's (like SMS) carrier infrastructure. Chat is just an RCS client app, RCS is the SMS replacement technology.
- mshenfield 8y ago
  > It's neither like iMessage It will provide a similar experience, a default messaging client that gracefully enhances the SMS experience we're used to. > nor specifically for Android It's a standard, but considering Android is the biggest mobile operating system and the second biggest has it's own version of this, and the protocol is being pushed by the Android's creators, it's fair to say this is "for Android", at least at first. > It's not, it's (like SMS) carrier infrastructure. Chat is just an RCS client app, RCS is the SMS replacement technology. It's possible that Google would provide services to support it, the same way Apple provides the service for push notifications.
  - lloeki 8y ago
    > gracefully enhances the SMS experience we're used to I'm eagerly awaiting the gracefully enhanced experience of receiving unsolicited rich-content spam. EDIT: Just realised this abbreviates to RCS. Pure luck.
  - jjrh 8y ago
    > and the protocol is being pushed by the Android's creators I think it's really being pushed by the carriers who want people to use it. Google is just implementing it.

dragonwriter 8y ago

> This is definitely going to work - it's just iMessage for Android. It's neither like iMessage nor specifically for Android. > Google can snoop on Chats directly if the web service backing them is Google run. It's not, it's (like SMS) carrier infrastructure. Chat is just an RCS client app, RCS is the SMS replacement technology.

mshenfield 8y ago
> It's neither like iMessage It will provide a similar experience, a default messaging client that gracefully enhances the SMS experience we're used to. > nor specifically for Android It's a standard, but considering Android is the biggest mobile operating system and the second biggest has it's own version of this, and the protocol is being pushed by the Android's creators, it's fair to say this is "for Android", at least at first. > It's not, it's (like SMS) carrier infrastructure. Chat is just an RCS client app, RCS is the SMS replacement technology. It's possible that Google would provide services to support it, the same way Apple provides the service for push notifications.
- lloeki 8y ago
  > gracefully enhances the SMS experience we're used to I'm eagerly awaiting the gracefully enhanced experience of receiving unsolicited rich-content spam. EDIT: Just realised this abbreviates to RCS. Pure luck.
- jjrh 8y ago
  > and the protocol is being pushed by the Android's creators I think it's really being pushed by the carriers who want people to use it. Google is just implementing it.