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They really didn't have to redesign a text box. Please stop reinventing the wheel. I don't need another pop up in my life.
Damn this sucks. What are they thinking? It's a horrible way to manage a text input
this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2024
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I just want them to fix scheduled messages for crying out loud.
Smart compose is there for me. It looks like this bar will have more icons depending on the context and maybe more in the future.
FOSS SMS > Google RCS
Or use signal like a civilized person.
Just out of curiosity, how much people still use SMS? I can't remember last time I sent SMS.
Here in Finland we use mainly Whatsapp, FB Messenger, Telegram or Signal for messaging. Almost no one I know has sent SMS in the last 10 years.
The US uses sms.
This app also supports MMS and RCS, which are used by hundreds of millions of people every day.
I use the default Google messaging app, and am in the US. When sending to other Android users it uses RCS. The only time it sends as SMS/MMS is when messaging iPhones because Apple won't support RCS
If I'm not mistaken then Apple can't support RCS until Google opens it up. It's a closed protocol tied to the Google Messaging app. Go look for another Android app that supports RCS. There are none. Okay, there's one from an unknown company, with a bunch of bad reviews.
It's weird because it is a standard but Google's implementation is not really the standard. For insurance, the standard does not use end to end encryption, Google does. Their implementation also runs over their own Jibe servers rather than carrier stuff. You gotta be a Google bestie with muscle like Samsung to get your rcs client on Android seems like.
In fact, Apple is implementing RCS in their messaging app: https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23964171/apple-iphone-rcs-support
Well that's out-fucking-standing!
Edit:
RCS will instead replace SMS and MMS and “exist separately from iMessage when available.”
Well, that's kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?
Edit 2:
and it’s planning to file an appeal against the government’s regulation of its App Store
Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?
Well, that’s kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?
It's pretty confusing, but I don't think so. Read the last bit: "when available". SMS and MMS will be available, but RCS will take priority over them when available.
Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?
Nop, it's the sideloading thing.
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While I agree this is bad, do people still use messages? In my country everyone uses WhatsApp or Telegram.
The only time I open the messages app is to get OTPs or something.
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