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What ever became of RCS? Wasn’t that supposed to support a good number of these features?
by dvtrn 5y ago
What ever became of RCS? Wasn’t that supposed to support a good number of these features?
- throw0101a 5y agoIt requires news infrastructure on the telco side as well as client-side support: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services There seems to be only lukewarm support for it from all parties involved. (Apple isn't even bothering to do much/anything, so that's a huge installed base where nothing is happening.)
- wyldfire 5y agoRCS tries to offer the feature set of WA and iMessage while engaging the mobile operator. WhatsApp and iMessage are "over the top" services that "only" leverage mobile data / TCP etc. RCS was an awful compromise in order to pander to the telcos. Being a simple data service avoids a lot of the problems introduced by cellular infrastructure. We can expect all of the same functionality/robustness/compatibility issues of SMS/MMS.
- tg180 5y agoRCS "engaging with mobile operators" means that it will enable spam and marketing. Assuming an increase in the adoption of the technology, users will still mainly use OTT services. WhatsApp Business is a saint in comparison to the Wild West of telcos.