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Quick question: besides being part of Android (and thus immediately available with a brand new phone), what advantage would this have over an already establishe
by supermatou 5y ago
Quick question: besides being part of Android (and thus immediately available with a brand new phone), what advantage would this have over an already established app like Signal, that works on Android, IOS, Windows etc?
- mupuff1234 5y agoThere are few cases where there could be some advantages: 1. Whoever you're trying to message doesn't have Signal. 2. Signal takes a wrong turn and perhaps starts doing something you don't like as a user and now you gotta find a new app to trust (see "Whatsapp").
- supermatou 5y ago> Whoever you're trying to message doesn't have Signal. True, but the solution to this situation is quite easy (install Signal). What if Apple refuses to support RCS, you have Google's Messenger/RCS and your correspondent has an iPhone? > Signal takes a wrong turn and perhaps starts doing something you don't like That's a concern.
- mupuff1234 5y ago> True, but the solution to this situation is quite easy (install Signal). Perhaps for you, but definitely not easy for everyone. There's also the case where you don't really know the person you're messaging. edit: Re Apple, I agree, if they don't implement it then we probably won't see a change. But IMO, the government should play a role here by enforcing a better open standard.
- afavour 5y agoBeing installed as default on every device. Signal is awesome but I don’t know many people that use it. Right now I can SMS absolutely everyone I have a phone number for, no other service can say that. RCS is aiming to become the new SMS.