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That's why instant messaging needs open standards like Matrix, which make switching apps and provider a nobrainer, because it almost wouldn't matter which one y
by kitkat_new 5y ago
That's why instant messaging needs open standards like Matrix, which make switching apps and provider a nobrainer, because it almost wouldn't matter which one you would loose.
Additionally, only one of many service proviers would be seriously affected if a service goes down.
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- timbit42 5y ago...or use Tox and no service providers would be affected because it's 100% decentralized.
- zwieback 5y agoSMS is sort of that, right, at least a crude form?
- kitkat_new 5y agoyes, but I don't think SMS is sophisticated enough. After all, instant messengers replaced it ...
- jcfrei 5y agoYes, why shouldn't the next standard (like 6G) introduce support for a better messaging network than SMS? With group chats and image support. Each carrier could decide if you can send unlimited messages or a few thousand. In any case it would remove this dependency on a single company. Edit: Just realized there's RCS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services
- JoshTriplett 5y agoSuch a standard is unlikely to ever introduce end-to-end encryption.
- jvolkman 5y agoIt already exists and is enabled by default (at least on my Pixel phone using the default messaging client). https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381 https://support.google.com/messages/answer/10262381
- JoshTriplett 5y agoThat's not part of RCS, that's a Google extension.
- 908B64B197 5y agoiMessage is the working implementation, as long as nobody joins with green bubbles [0]. [0] https://www.androidauthority.com/green-bubble-phenomenon-1021350/ https://www.androidauthority.com/green-bubble-phenomenon-102...