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This could possibly open an avenue for another party to show up around this. Google de facto having reign on this is because they're the only company in this sp

This could possibly open an avenue for another party to show up around this. Google de facto having reign on this is because they're the only company in this space that cared enough about it to get it moving. Apple supporting RCS could create enough interest that it breaks their de facto control of the standard

hocuspocus 3y ago
Yes maybe. While I understand Google's frustration, the number of carriers that implemented Universal Profile independently was not zero though, and in the end it was for nothing. I know from a friend that Facebook was looking into integrating RCS to Messenger (not Whatsapp somehow) and willing to be part of the Google federated RCS network, that also fell through, but I don't why.
- rezonant 3y ago
  What would that look like? Do you mean having Messenger be the default SMS app for your phone, and having it able to receive RCS? If so, these restrictions in Android would stop it: https://source.android.com/docs/core/connect/ims-single-registration#security https://source.android.com/docs/core/connect/ims-single-regi... I've been trying to gain some insight on why Google is not making it easy (possible?) to implement a third-party RCS app for Android and was reading about these APIs (clearly intended for OEMs). > This means that third party apps aren't allowed to access RCS single registration APIs as they require carrier certification on the device. Could just be Google passing the buck here, but this does sound like something the carriers would do, if given the chance.