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Beeper says it reverse-engineered iMessage into an Android app
The universal chat app Beeper just got a lot more universal. The company just unveiled the Beeper Mini app, which makes the bold claim to bring true iMessage support to Android devices.
Google Messages now lets you choose your own chat bubble colors
Google is rolling out a number of updates for Messages, including the option to customize the color of chat bubbles.
Sunbird shuts down its iMessage app for Android after major privacy concerns
The Sunbird app for Android, which allows interoperability between messaging platforms like iOS, has shut down for the time being after major privacy concerns came to light. This comes after Nothing’s chat platform, which was based on Sunbird, also shut down.
What is RCS and how is it different from SMS and iMessage?
This week, Apple announced it would offer RCS support starting in 2024. Here's what that means for the future of chat between iOS and Android devices.
Apple will offer RCS support starting in 2024
Apple will support the RCS messaging standard next year.
Nothing Phone 2 is getting iMessage support this Friday — with some catches
This Friday, Nothing will release Nothing Chats, a messaging app that supports both RCS and iMessage communication.
Google takes a snarky shot at Apple over RCS in its latest ad
Google just released a fake ad for the iPager, a made up retro-style beeper that shows off the limitations of Apple’s SMS text messaging platform. Apple’s continued reliance on SMS tech has impacted interoperability between iOS and Android devices.
Google says all group RCS chats are now fully end-to-end encrypted
After months of testing, Google has announced that all group chats that have RCS enabled in its Android and Wear OS Messages app now have end-to-end encryption (E2EE) enabled by default. That should help keep prying eyes away from your chats as only the group participants will be able to read your messages.
AT&T starts using Google's Jibe platform for RCS messages
AT&T is migrating its RCS backend to Google’s own Jibe platform, a change that should make using the tech better on the carrier's devices.
Google Messages starts testing end-to-end encryption for RCS group texts
Some folks who are enrolled in the Messages open beta program will gain access to encrypted group chats in the coming weeks ahead of a broader rollout.
Tim Cook's response to improving Android texting compatibility: 'buy your mom an iPhone'
At the 2022 Code Conference, Tim Cook responded to a journalist asking about RCS text messaging by suggesting they buy an iPhone.
Google tries to send Apple an RCS message with Drake’s ‘Texts Go Green’
Google just shared an “unofficial lyric explainer video” for “Texts Go Green” that uses the song to push Apple to adopt RCS
All Verizon Android phones will support RCS messaging by 2022
Following similar announcements from T-Mobile and AT&T earlier in the year, Verizon said today it's working with Google to bring the next-generation SMS replacement to all of its customers.
AT&T will soon enable RCS messaging for all Android phones
Google Messages will be the default chat app for AT&T customers.
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon end their joint effort for RCS texting
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have ended the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), the joint venture they formed in 2019 to push RCS texting, according to Light Reading.
T-Mobile is the first US carrier to make Google Messages its default SMS app
Google's Messages platform just got a big boost from T-Mobile.
Google is working on end-to-end encryption for its Messaging app
It’s taken years, but Google today has announced that RCS messaging is now available globally — anyone with an Android phone using Google’s Messages app can take advantage of the feature. If you don’t recall, RCS stands for Rich Communications Services and is a major upgrade to the basic SMS features phones have had for years. RCS features include improved video and photo quality, seeing when chats are read, sending and receiving messages over WiFI, improved group chat capabilities and sending reactions to messages.
Google adds emoji reactions to Messages on Android
Google had been testing the feature since at least the start of March.
Google makes it easier to deregister your phone number for RCS messages
Google has quietly rolled out (via Android Police) a new tool that makes its much simpler to deregister the number you used for its first-party RCS-enabled Messages platform. You can already deregister your number in the Settings page of the Messages app by enabling “chat features off.”
T-Mobile customers can send RCS messages to Android users worldwide
It's taken a couple of years, but T-Mobile now fully supports the RCS Universal Profile protocol, which is good news for Android users on the carrier's network.
